Rudbeckia with a mind of it's own

This perennial bed is currently on fire with an unknown Rudbeckia. I bought it the first year we lived here. It was of questionable hardiness as it died back and never reappeared in the spot that I planted it in. It is a rather tall flower and I had it towards the center of the bed. Apparently, it is a little claustrophobic as it has rampantly reseeded itself all along the edges. It is pretty so I leave it alone.





This clump is currently growing up between the bricks in a walkway. And I'm sure it will eventually walk into the narrow little planting area in front of it.











This year we've achieved some kind of genetic variation and ended up with a clump with whitish centers. I can't decide whether I like them or not. They look strange to me.











In other news, my compost is apparently not that hot. Or tomato seeds are super tough. In every pot that I planted using compost, I now have a tomato. These pots of stock (now over, they don't like heat) are hosting two fairly large tomato seedlings. We'll see what develops. I, for one, am a fan of mystery tomatoes. Once, I got a cherry tomato that was so tiny but so sweet, I ate them like candy in the garden. And I take a lukewarm approach to tomatoes. Not their biggest fan. But I'm getting better. Since I scorched most of my tomato seedlings that I started from seed, I'm really hoping that this turns out to be a Constoluto Genovese or a Brandywine, since I only have one of each of those. We'll see. I suppose I pull out those stock to give my suprise tomatoes more room.