Rudbeckia

My favourite early autumn yellow daisies are in fact perennial Rudbeckia, a relative of the popular annual daisies called Black-eyed Susan. The flowers have clear yellow petals and dark centres.

Perennial Rudbeckia spreads by rhizomes, and new sprouting shoots can turn up rather a long way away from home. For this reason I've resisted the temptation to use it in new garden areas. My one and only Rudbeckia patch grows between the rose arches along the side of the house.

These bright yellow daisies are absolutely beautiful in early autumn, when some of the nearby yellow daylilies are reflowering. This colour is certainly cheerful when the first cold weather strikes!

Photographic Footnote

The two images above were taken with my new camera - a 'got well' present from the Moosey London Team. Please let these new photographs be a noticeable improvement on those produced by my geriatric Canon A20!