Prairie Sun (Rudbeckia)
Latin Name: Rudbeckia hirta
Item #: 5613544
Difficulty:
Easy
Open Pollinated
Yes
(30 in/75 cm) Extra large 5 in/12 cm single, bicolor blooms are primrose yellow with a gold disc and unique light green “Irish Eyes”, central cones. Packet contains 20 seeds.
(30 in/75 cm) Extra large 5 in/12 cm single, bicolor blooms are primrose yellow with a gold disc and unique light green “Irish Eyes”, central cones. For May sales, grow in 5-6 in/12-15 cm pots. Crop time 15 weeks from seed to flower. All America Winner. Packet contains 20 seeds.
RUDBECKIA (Gloriosa Daisy)
Hardy Annual Approx. 40,000 seeds per oz/28 g
For late summer blooms, sow Mar. 15th. - Apr. 1st. indoors. Sow outdoors in June for blooms the following summer. Cover seed 0.25 in/6 mm deep transplant in 4 weeks, 16 in/41 cm apart. Keep well sprayed in July and August for insects. Cut flowers last up to 7 days if bleach is added to the water (to crystalize the stems). A light straw mulch provides winter protection.
COMMERCIAL GROWER: Sow Mar. 1st - Apr. 15th for husky green plants for May sales. Germinate at 70°F/21°C Soil temp. for 20 days (slow germination), cover seed with 0.25 in/6 mm of fine soil. Transplant about 4-5 weeks from seeding. Grow at 50°F/10°C. Used for perennial or annual bedding plant sales. Also produces excellent August cut flower material from a March sowing.
