Won the Triple Crown in Horticulture

2023 Perennial Plant of the Year, All American Selections winner, National Garden Bureau 2023 Plant of the Year

A fantastic improvement over older selections, American Gold Rush Black Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia, brings brilliant mounds of golden yellow daisies with black centers to the garden from July through September, with some additional lighter blooming until frost. What really sets this delight apart is it is extremely resistant to Septoria, a leaf spot fungus that wreaks havoc on many others. Even in wet, humid conditions, this hybrid Rudbeckia shows no signs of the fungus.

You can expect armloads of cut flowers as American Gold Rush blooms very heavily. Extremely versatile, try it in mixed borders or containers, in mass plantings, or in your cut flower garden. Fantastic for cottage, prairie, and rain gardens. Butterflies, bees and other pollinators relish its sweet nectar. Easily grown, disease resistant, and heat and drought-tolerant.

Comments of All American Selection judges:

“Was very attractive in the perennial garden with nice full bloom coverage late in the season.”
“Great habit and longevity.”
“Would make an excellent addition to a yard, especially in any sort of mass planting.”
“The foliage texture, plant habit, and flower show are refined in appearance.”
“I believe this is one of the very best rudbeckias I’ve trialed and one of the very best perennials, too.”

Plant in full sun to light shade. Although drought resistant, for best blooming, keep well watered, especially when setting up buds and in bloom.