Horticulture

Horticulture

Horticulture

Our horticulture program provides educational training and technical assistance to our community. Our technical services include soil testing, disease diagnosis, and plant, weed, and insect identification.

What is Horticulture Extension?

The Franklin County Extension Office Horticulture program provides educational training and technical assistance to our community. Our technical services include soil testing, disease diagnosis, and plant, weed, and insect identification. Cooperative Extension is the major provider of research-based information for consumers and horticulture businesses.

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Horticulture Newsletters

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2023 Perennial Plant of the Year

The  Perennial Plant Association is pleased to promote Rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’ as their 2023 Perennial Plant of the Year.  ‘American Gold Rush’ is a stunning addition to any garden.  At the height of summer, it turns up the volume for a song season of dazzling color right up to autumn frosts.  The bright golden-yellow flowers feature arching rays and a reddish halo surrounding dark chocolate cones.  Three-inch flowers blanket the compact plant, which is only 22-27 inches tall with a broader width to 40 inches if given room to grow.

The green leaves and stems are covered in hairs, which gives them a silvery cast on sunny days.  ‘American Gold Rush’ is a reliable hardy perennial and a great substitute for popular, brassier, ‘Goldstrum’, which is highly susceptible to Septoria Leaf Spot.  From start to finish, this plant is generally trouble free and easy to grow.


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Contact Information

395 US Highway 42 West P.O. Box 805 Warsaw, KY 41095-0805

(859) 567-5481

gallatin.ext@uky.edu