Denver Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy') - yellow flowers, illustrated plant cardIllustration

Denver Daisy

Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy'

Denver Daisy blooms from July through September.

Bloom calendar
Bloom time
Jul–Sep
not yet checked
Hardiness
Zones 3–7
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Sun
Full sun
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Water
Low water
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Mature size
24 in × 20 in
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Type
Perennial
house classification

Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

Growing Denver Daisy

Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–7. Expect it to reach about 24 in tall and 20 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (not yet checked).

No toxicity note is on file for Denver Daisy. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.

Verification
What this means

Written with AI assistance and not yet checked plant by plant against recorded sources, so treat every fact above as a starting point. Its scientific name was checked against botanical registries, an audit keeps its values consistent with the rest of the library, and a July 2026 review re-read the main facts of every plant then in the library against horticultural authorities without recording a source for each, which is why none of that counts as checked here. The source-by-source check is working through the whole library in the open, and a checked plant says so in this row.

When to plant Denver Daisy

Plant Denver Daisy in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 5, the middle of its hardy zones 3 to 7, spring means April to June and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from July to September.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 5, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 5 in April. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.

How big does Denver Daisy get?

Illustration of Denver Daisy drawn to scale beside an adult24 intall5 ft 7 inan adult20 inwide
About 24 in tall and 20 in wide at maturity: knee-high beside an adult.

See Denver Daisy in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.

How far apart to plant Denver Daisy

Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.

Space Denver Daisy about 20 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.

Plant them
20 in apart
Per 10 sq ft
about 4
4 by 8 ft bed
about 8

Add Denver Daisy to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.

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