Rudbeckia Hirta ‘Dakota Flame’

The Dakota series was introduced in 2020 with Red Shield, followed by Gold, and the new Flame for 2022-23, which was in the Costa trial and flowering prolifically. This is a spectacular bicolor with a dark eye and yellow ray petals that will augment the Dakota series with three distinctive hirta varieties. It is the first true hirta with Zone 5 hardiness, first-year flowering and day-length neutrality. No cold treatment is required for spring flowering, so the series can be introduced to the market for late spring and early summer sales.