Other Years
Indian Summer
2013
June 23: One volunteer.
September 23: Did fine.
2012
September 19: A few plants are flowering.
2011
March 29: I started 12 cells with about 3 seeds per cell.
April 2: One sprout.
May 22: I planted them a few days ago.
A couple are showing signs of iron chlorosis.
23: I gave them some iron fertilizer.
2010
March 14: I planted 9 cells using seed from the package and from last year.
June 17: I set about 9 plants out a couple of weeks ago, and they are doing fine.
2009
March 30: I obtained seeds of the Indian Summer variety from Stokes Seeds,
and planted 18 seeds today in 9 cells.
Their catalog says
(3 ft./91 cm).
Sturdy wind tolerant plants produce huge 6 -9 in./15 - 23 cm single and semi-double golden yellow blooms.
Twice the size of other types!
AAS Winner.
April 5: 14 sprouts this morning.
May 23: I set out 9 healthy-looking seedlings.
24: Many of them look too dry.
I watered them. I hope that’s enough.
July 4: Coming along fine. Eight remain; one died.
August 3: Coming along fine. One large flower bud.
September 16: Many flowers, some now finishing.
Marmalade
2008
May 6: I see 2 small plants in their bed.
June 1: I found 4 plants near the compost bins and transplanted them into the garden.
December 31: I had a few nice plants, some of them double-flowered.
2007
May 1: None in sight.
16: I scattered all my seeds from 2002 in their bed.
June 16: A few small plants have sprouted.
2006
April 26: Only 1 sprout in its bed, but there 2 larger plants near the peonies.
May 22: I moved those 2 plants.
August 1: Only 1 plant is flowering, and it is not very large.
They have done poorly in this extremely dry summer.
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Rudbeckia, 2005 |
2005
April 19: There were good green leaves when the snow melted.
May 3: There are 6 plants.
July 8: A couple of flowers are half-open.
October 4: A few plants were producing double flowers this year.
They were not Mayas, as Mayas are much shorter.
2004
June 23: There are 2 or 3 survivors and 2 or 3 new plants.
July 31: There are a few flowers now from medium-sized plants,
and a number of small plants new this year.
2003
April 28: As I don't see any volunteers or old plants in the garden,
I sprinkled seeds from 1995 and 2002 into vermiculite.
May 3: A few sprouts today.
6: I found 3 plants outside.
8: There were no sprouts from the 1995 seeds, so I discarded them.
28: As there were only 2 plants in the rudbeckia plot,
I dug the plot, incorporating steer manure, and then planted about 5 plants,
alternating Marmalades with Chim Chiminees.
July 5: Growing well.
August 26: Flowering nicely.
2002
April 21: A few plants are showing leaves.
July 24: There are 2 patches of many flowers.
September 8: One plant is still flowering but
the others have matured and died.
There a several smaller plants that should be good next year.
2001
May 1: There are a few small plants.
July 1: A first flower is opening.
December 2: There was a good display this year.
2000
April 24: New leaves appeared today on many plants.
July 5: First flower.
August 8: Still a grand display!
~September 28: William mowed them down. Almost all flowers had finished and were gone to seed.
1999
April 19: In spraying the dandelions with glyophosate today,
I inadvertently sprayed a few of the rudbeckia!
I poured water over them right after,
and I hope they'll be alright.
May 13: They look alright.
I moved a few volunteers in the garden to the planned Rudbeckia area.
June 27: First flowers. Growing well.
August 3: Flourishing nicely.
31: The same.
~September 21: I mowed them down, for the winter.
They were certainly pretty most of the summer.
They seem to be doing well in their new, stable, area.
1998
May 2: A few plants are in leaf.
June 3: There are some old plants, and a few young ones,
which I moved about 2 weeks ago to eliminate crowding.
1997
May 27: One plant continues from last year.
I moved 3 volunteers into the rudbeckia bed.
The ground is hard there, it should have been dug.
~June 12: 2 more moved from 503.
August 7: Flowering magnificently.
1996
May 4: No signs of growth.
27: 3 old ones growing, and I moved a 4th one to join them.
July 6: First flower.
September 4: Still flowering beautifully.
1995
May 9: One plant is visible and growing.
A closer look show 2.
June 1: 3 more from Parkview Street added.
July 7: Starting to flower.
The plants at 503 are farther along.
July 29: They flowered nicely, especially at 503.
1994
April 17: Planted 12 seeds..
11: 1 up.
26: 3 seedlings.
September 4: 1 in flower, and 2 more alive.
October 20: Moved.
1993
August 5: Flowering very well.
August 18: There are many marmalade rudbeckia flowers.
September 4: There are many blossoms.
Chim Chiminee
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Chim Chiminee Rudbeckia, 2003 |
2005
July 10: One plant is in flower.
19: There are 2 plants. I pulled one up as I don't really admire this variety
and I don't want it crossing with the other kinds.
2004
July 31: No plants of this type have appeared this year.
August 24: One flowered late, and has since died away.
2003
April 28: I sprinkled seeds from the original package and from 2001
into vermiculite with a little soil-based starting mix.
May 3: A few sprouts today.
28: As there were only 2 plants in the rudbeckia plot,
I dug the plot, incorporating steer manure, and then planted about 5 plants,
alternating Marmalades with Chim Chiminees.
July 5: Growing well.
29: First flowers, 4 at once.
August 26: Flowering nicely.
2002
May 28: No volunteers.
2001
January 3: Seeds arrived today from Thompson and Morgan, US$2.99.
May 11: I planted 18 seeds in a 9-pak.
They are covered with vermiculite, as per instructions.
June 18: I set out 7 plants.
August 29: 3 plants are flowering nicely.
The first to open had only about 14 petals per flower,
but the other 2 have more, and resemble the plants on the seed package.
Maya
2005
May 5: I bought a package of this double-flowered variety from T&T, $2.50, and started 9 cells.
The seeds are a bright yellow!
9: 2 sprouts tonight.
13: 10 sprouts now. They have been germinating one by one since they started.
28: About 6 sprouts remain, and they are growing very slowly.
June 17: I set out my 6 plants.
They are not very large yet but I think they are large enough to survive.
July 19: There are some plants with double flowers in the rudbeckia patch;
I am not sure if they are Mayas or not.
October 4: The Mayas eventually flowered.
They are much shorter than the earlier double-flowered plants.
On the whole, I think they are too short for my perennial bed.