yellow flower, Madrid IDd by Oron as Rudbeckia hirta 'Goldilocks'

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Hilary

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yellow flower, Madrid IDd by Oron as Rudbeckia hirta 'Goldilocks'
« on: September 27, 2011, 01:02:38 PM »
We saw this yellow flower in July in Madrid.
Is it some sort of Rudbeckia?
« Last Edit: October 26, 2011, 12:18:37 PM by Alisdair »
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Re: yellow flower, Madrid
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2011, 09:47:21 PM »
Could be.
Or a Helenium?
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Re: yellow flower, Madrid
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2011, 11:06:55 PM »
Two Rudbeckias or one Rudbeckia and one Heliopsis, although it is not easy to see the foliage of both.

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Re: yellow flower, Madrid
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2011, 05:16:59 AM »
They are all Rudbeckia hirta 'Goldilocks'.
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Hilary

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Re: yellow flower, Madrid
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2011, 09:51:37 AM »
Once more many thanks
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care