Rudbeckia Rustic Mix
Rudbeckia hirta
Rich colors of golden yellow to deep red are accented by the dark brown center of these 3-4” wide blooms. Flowers bloom mid-summer through fall and can be used to add height to your garden beds or be incorporated into floral arrangements. This plant attracts a variety of pollinators and repels deer. Plants are salt, heat, and drought tolerant and seeds freely sow.
Seed Count: approximately 50 seeds
Plant Height: 2-3’
Light Requirements: full sun
Soil Preference: moist, well-draining soil, tolerates poor soil, pH 6-7.5
USDA Zones: 2-8 (annual), 9-10 (tender perennial)
How to Grow
Germination: 7-14 days at 65-75F soil temperature
Seeding Depth: ¼-½” depth, darkness required for germination
Plant Spacing: 12”
Days to Maturity: 100-120
Early-Season Seeding: Start seed indoors 5-7 weeks before the last frost date, transplant after the danger of frost has passed. Direct 2 weeks before the last frost date.
Late-Season Seeding: Start seeds indoors or direct seed outdoors at least 14 weeks before your first fall frost date.
Growing Tips: Pinching is not necessary to promote multiple stems. Deadheading increases bloom production later in the season.
Cut Flower: Flowers can be harvested when the petals are beginning to expand. Vase life will last 7-10 days if you add a few drops of bleach to the vase water. If drying, harvest when the flower is open and hang upside down in a dry place out of direct light for 2-3 weeks.
Photo by @botanical.heart.flower.farm
Cool Season
Rudbeckia hirta
Rich colors of golden yellow to deep red are accented by the dark brown center of these 3-4” wide blooms. Flowers bloom mid-summer through fall and can be used to add height to your garden beds or be incorporated into floral arrangements. This plant attracts a variety of pollinators and repels deer. Plants are salt, heat, and drought tolerant and seeds freely sow.
Seed Count: approximately 50 seeds
Plant Height: 2-3’
Light Requirements: full sun
Soil Preference: moist, well-draining soil, tolerates poor soil, pH 6-7.5
USDA Zones: 2-8 (annual), 9-10 (tender perennial)
How to Grow
Germination: 7-14 days at 65-75F soil temperature
Seeding Depth: ¼-½” depth, darkness required for germination
Plant Spacing: 12”
Days to Maturity: 100-120
Early-Season Seeding: Start seed indoors 5-7 weeks before the last frost date, transplant after the danger of frost has passed. Direct 2 weeks before the last frost date.
Late-Season Seeding: Start seeds indoors or direct seed outdoors at least 14 weeks before your first fall frost date.
Growing Tips: Pinching is not necessary to promote multiple stems. Deadheading increases bloom production later in the season.
Cut Flower: Flowers can be harvested when the petals are beginning to expand. Vase life will last 7-10 days if you add a few drops of bleach to the vase water. If drying, harvest when the flower is open and hang upside down in a dry place out of direct light for 2-3 weeks.
Photo by @botanical.heart.flower.farm
Cool Season
Rudbeckia hirta
Rich colors of golden yellow to deep red are accented by the dark brown center of these 3-4” wide blooms. Flowers bloom mid-summer through fall and can be used to add height to your garden beds or be incorporated into floral arrangements. This plant attracts a variety of pollinators and repels deer. Plants are salt, heat, and drought tolerant and seeds freely sow.
Seed Count: approximately 50 seeds
Plant Height: 2-3’
Light Requirements: full sun
Soil Preference: moist, well-draining soil, tolerates poor soil, pH 6-7.5
USDA Zones: 2-8 (annual), 9-10 (tender perennial)
How to Grow
Germination: 7-14 days at 65-75F soil temperature
Seeding Depth: ¼-½” depth, darkness required for germination
Plant Spacing: 12”
Days to Maturity: 100-120
Early-Season Seeding: Start seed indoors 5-7 weeks before the last frost date, transplant after the danger of frost has passed. Direct 2 weeks before the last frost date.
Late-Season Seeding: Start seeds indoors or direct seed outdoors at least 14 weeks before your first fall frost date.
Growing Tips: Pinching is not necessary to promote multiple stems. Deadheading increases bloom production later in the season.
Cut Flower: Flowers can be harvested when the petals are beginning to expand. Vase life will last 7-10 days if you add a few drops of bleach to the vase water. If drying, harvest when the flower is open and hang upside down in a dry place out of direct light for 2-3 weeks.
Photo by @botanical.heart.flower.farm
Cool Season