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When I bought this Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' in the spring of 1999, it was extremely root bound and being crowded in the one gallon pot.
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You can tell how potbound the plant is here.
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With a sharp knife, I split the plant in half and planted each half in a separate site.
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Everyday for a while after planting the divided plant, the leaves wilted severely. I watered the plants just about every day, and soon they had established themselves and wilted no more.
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3/22/00. After dying down in the fall (you can see the dead cones), this plant begins to awaken in the spring.
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4/18/00 Growing well here.
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5/12/00 Still growing well. The second plant has been attacked by the underground aliens, and is somewhat smaller.
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5/14/00 Here's the smaller of the two. There are holes and tunnels all around the plant, but I can't tell if the roots are damaged. Probably so, since last year it was the same size as the other one.
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5/21/00 Larger plant is doing well. Will probably divide both plants in the fall when I redo the beds.
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6/4/00 Flower bud beginning to appear.
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6/7/00 The smaller plant was getting smaller, so I dug it up and potted it. Here it is in the "Plant Hospital"--drooping but alive.
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6/14/00 Just one week later, the main stem has strengthened and the entire plant is looking better.
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6/14/00 Lots of buds on this plant. Looking forward to a really pretty show this year.
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6/19/00 Bud beginning to open.
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7/1/00 Blossom petals are beginning to unfurl.
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7/5/00 Blossom is opening more.
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7/5/00 Pretty much open here, although the cone hasn't developed much.
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7/8/00 These will go into renovated beds.
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7/16/00 Much larger than I remember this plant being last year (first year).
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7/23/00 MUCH larger than I remember. Will have to put these in the back/center of renovated beds.
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