Giant Rudbeckia April 20, 2017

This is one of my favorite plants.  It's common name is Dumbo Ears. When it is blooming it grows to about six feet tall, it is the tallest flower in the garden.  The foliage is evergreen and a memorable blue-green color.  It is a prolific re-seeder, so cut it back before the seed heads dry out if you don't want volunteers all over the garden.  I have it growing throughout the Star Garden, but my favorite place it's growing is in the flowerbed along the outside of the Vegetable Garden.  It looks great there growing alongside Mexican Torch Sunflower.