It's a fairly new R. hirta cultivar, so should be hardy, and long-flowering. I've found the main thing they suffer from as young plants is slugs! I bet you're a GOY guinea pig for this one! W

I was hoping i wouldnt be a guinea pig. My brother often does this to me. He finds a plant he likes but lets me grow them first to trouble shoot them. I hadnt realised they were the R hitra. They are usually very nice plants. Slugs well, I have hundreds of them so its snail patrol soon :o))

I use my aunt's garden as a guinea pig. Only 15 mins drive away but further inland and in a damp frost pocket, normally 2 weeks behind my in summer growth. Anyway she has Rudbeckia Cherry brandy in her garden and they are fine - so must be hardy to survive in her garden.

thats brill thanks Kilder.