Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Loofahsa Wheaten Gold'

Conservation Plant - HPS Number P085

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Introduced: 2005
By: Shropshire Group

Date added to the website: 9th Jun 2023
Date updated on the website: 7th Nov 2023

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Conservation Scheme information for Rudbeckia subtomentosa ‘Loofahsa Wheaten Gold’

ID: P085
Introduced: 2005
By: Shropshire Group
Reason: Cultivar bred by Anthony Brooks, head gardener at Elton Hall, Shropshire and named afterhis wheaten terrier dogs. Recommended for an AGM subject to availability in the UK in the RHS Trial of Perennial Yellow Daisies (1998-2002), but failed to find commercial backing.
Verified by: Plant breeder, Anthony Brooks.
Description: Rhizomatous herbaceous perennial. Late-flowering yellow ‘daisy’.
Dimensions: 170cm x 130cm
Flowers: Chocolate-brown-centred single golden-yellow flowers (up to 8cm). Petal tips are pointed and some twisted or turned-back.
Foliage: Single mid-green leaves.
Soil: Any moisture-retentive soil.
Aspect: Full sun or part-shade
Pests: Slugs and snails may damage young or weak foliage in spring.
Cultivation: Growth may be weak in poor soils.
Propagation: Divide clumps in spring or autumn.

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September 2020 Conservation Feature

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Shade Monthly January 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly January 2016

Shade Monthly February 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly February 2016

Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition

Making the most of polypodiums in the garden by Helen Picton
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024

Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal

Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal

American gardens – Missouri and New York City by Chris Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024

Agapanthus and the Love Hate Relationship by Janet Sleep
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 24: Autumn 2009

A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen by Hannah Hall, George Ryan, Dr Alastair Culham and Evita Kypraki University of Reading
Publication: KBBS
Edition: A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen

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