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RANUNCULUS (Creeping Buttercup)

Zone 3, sun or part shade

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repens

4 1/2"

Yellow flowers, creeping stolons that root at nodes, fast spreading ground cover, May, height 12", spread 18"-24". Prefers well-drained soil.

RATIBIDA (Prairie Coneflower)

Zone 3, sun

	columnifera Red (Mexican Hat)	4 1/2"	Daisy downward turned petals, red with yellow tip, black cone, July, height 4', spread 15"-18". Use for borders or naturalizing. Prefers well-drained soil.
No Photo Available	pinnata	4 1/2"	Large, yellow flowers around a black cone, petals are drooping in aprrearance, July, height 48", spread 15-18". Native Prairie. Use for borders or naturalizing. Prefers well-drained soil.

RHUBARB

Zone 4, sun

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Canadian Red

1 Gal.

Large green leaves with red stems. The stems are used in pies, jams and other culinary dishes, height 36"-48", spread 36"-48".

RODGERSIA

Zone 5, sun to part shade

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aesculifolia

1 Gal.

Very bold handsome foliage. Spires of cream to pinkish flowers in summer, height 1'-2', spread 18"-24". Use for borders, specimen or in wet areas. Prefers moist soil.

RUDBECKIA (Black-Eyed Susan, Coneflower)

Various zones, sun or part shade. Deer resistant.

[Large Photo]	fulgida Goldsturm	4 1/2",1 Gal.	Deep yellow daisy-like flowers with black cones above bushy, green, hairy foliage, July-Sept., height 24", spread 15"-18", Zone 4. Use for borders, beds and cutting. Prefers well-drained soil. Drought tolerant. Reseeds itself.
	Goldilocks	4 1/2"	Bright gold daisy-like flowers, semi-double dwarf compact habit, July, height 8"-10", spread 12"-15", Zone 4. Use for borders, beds and cutting. Prefers well-drained soil. Drought tolerant.
	hirta (Black-Eyed Susan)	4 1/2"	Bushes of coarse-haired, oblong leaves with bright yellow flowers that bloom from summer to frost, height 3', spread 15"-18", Zone 4. Use for borders, backgrounds or cutting. Prefers well-drained soil. Drought tolerant. Reseeds itself.
	hirta Indian Summer	4 1/2"	Large golden-yellow single and semi-double flowers above coarse, hairy foliage, July-Aug., height 30"-36", spread 15"-18", Zone 5. Use for borders, specimen or cutting. Prefers well-drained soil. Tender perennial.
	nitida Herbstonne	1 Gal.	Golden-yellow daisy-like flower with a long late flower season, height 75", spread 24"-36", Zone 4. Use for borders, backgrounds or cutting. Prefers well-drained soil.
	Rustic Colors	4 1/2"	Daisy-like flowers in gold, orange, bronze and bicolors of these, July, height 24", spread 18"-24", Zone 4. Use for borders and cutting. Prefers well-drained soil.
	subtomentosa (Sweet Black-Eyed Susan)	1 Gal.	Bushes of coarse-haired leaves, yellow flowers with reddish brown centers, Aug.-Sept., height 36"-72", spread 24", Zone 4, Native Prairie. Use for naturalizing or borders. Prefers well-drained soil.
	triloba	1 Gal.	Glowing deep yellow petals with a jet black eye, July-Sept., height 4'-5', spread 15"-20", Zone 4, Native Prairie. Use for borders or naturalizing. Prefers well-drained soil.
	hirta Cherokee Sunset	4 1/2"	Coarse hairy foliage. Fully double flowers in a mix of yellow, bronze, mahogany and other autumnal shades. Annual variety, May-Aug., height 30", spread 15"-18", Zone 5. Use for borders, backgrounds or cutting. Prefers well-drained soil.
	speciosa Viette's Little Suzy	4 1/2", 1 Gal.	Plant Patent #8867. A dwarf black-eyed Susan from Viette's Nursery. Deep yellow flowers July-fall, height 18"-24", spread 15"-18", zone 3. Blooms of Bressingham. Use for borders, specimen or cutting. Prefers well-drained soil.
	hirta Moreno	4 1/2"	Bright reddish-brown flowers with yellow-orange tips. Comapct habit. Floriferous and long blooming, June-Sept., height 12", spread 12"-15", Zone 5. Use for borders or edging. Prefers well-drained soil.
No Photo Available	h. Cherry Brandy	4 1/2", 1 Gal.	First red-flowered Rudbeckia, single, rich cherry-red flowers with darker centers and cones on bushy plants, a vigorous, robust grower, creates a dramatic impact with masses of flowers all summer long. Height 24", spread 15-18", zone 5, not reliably hardy. Use for borders, containers or cut. Prefers well-drained soil.

RUMEX (Bloody Dock)

Zone 6, sun to part shade.

sanguineus ssp sanfuineus

4 1/2"

Long, narrow, ripply, green leaves with distinct blood red veining, panicles of tiny star-shaped flowers. Grown for its beautiful leaves, it mixes well with dark foliaged plants, July, height 12"-15", spread 12". Use for accent or containers. Prefers well-drained soil. TENDER Perennial.