Plant profile: Rudbeckia

The variety pictured is Rudbeckia fulgida sullivantii Goldsturm and is a delightful herbaceous perennial that will add 'Sunflower' like warmth to your garden at this time of year. The variety has a particularly long flowering period from mid-summer to mid-autumn and the first frosts. Flower stems grow to about 60cm high and attract and lovely range of wildlife such as bees and butterflies into your garden.

Plant Rudbeckia in a flower border, as it tolerates light shade, to extend the flowering season late into the year. The Royal Horticultural Society has given this variety its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Rudbeckia Goldsturm is available from St Bridget Nurseries for £5.25 a plant.