Rudbeckia nitida Autumn Sun has large, daisy-like flowers (3-4″ across), with drooping yellow petals and elongated bright green center cones. An underused, tough and long-lived perennial, it flowers in the summer for 8+ weeks! A bold-structured perennial with large shiny leaves.

For its noteworthy qualities it was awarded the Award of Garden Merit (RHS, 2002).

A Northern Sunset Perennial, it prefers average, moist to well-drained soil in full sun to part sun.