Rudbeckia ‘Giggling’ (looking sunny against a drift of white Gaura) is richly coloured, fast growing and short. I noticed that Walter Blom Plants have listed it as one of their Temperennials, a coinage, in their words, ‘to warn you that they cannot be left cold and wet through the winter’.
‘Giggling’ is one of a collection of rudbeckias with cheerful names such as ‘Brilliant’, ‘Glowing’, ‘Loving’ and ‘Happy’, released under the trademarked name SmileyZ. Noting that we could all do with a little more happiness, I have told myself that the instant dislike I took to the name SmileyZ was unnecessarily Grinchish. You can see the collection on the AB-Cultivars website.
Now our only other concern is whether the rudbeckia appears to be giggling. It looks a little hearty for that. Chortling, perhaps?
Shared for Cee’s Flower of the Day.
Susan Rushton 
Just gorgeous, so happy and full!
🌻😊🌻
They are sturdy looking little things.
Yes, like little sunflowers.
It’s a pretty enough flower, but that name…
I dare say any inclination towards being a language purist is just asking for a poke in the eye.
Is that how Susan got her black eye from rude Becky?
It’s a good job most plants are peace-lovers. 🙂
That variety of Rudbeckia is lovely and I like the square framing. but as Linda says, the name…….
It’s one I had thought about using for Becky’s July squares, but ran out of month!
Wonderful name for a flower! Made me smile …
I’m glad. 🙂