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Allan Armitage
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| Rudbeckia hirta 'Goldilocks' |
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Origin:
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Central United States
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Requires full sun.
Moderate to wet conditions.
Armitage says: "Health of the plant and flowering persist longer in dry summers than wet ones."
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 18" to 24".
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Flowers:
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Season(s):
Summer
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Foliage:
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Armitage says: "The alternate leaves are 2-4" long, narrowly lanceolate, usually 3-ribbed and entire. The most obvious characteristics of the entire plant are the bristly hairs all over the stem, and the under sides of the leaves and flower head."
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Other:
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Armitage says: "Native throughout the plains states and east to the Carolinas, plants were as numerous as the buffalo and bison, and although the natural habitat for the plant has declined, the breeding and diversity of the species has increased."
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