Toto® Lemon (Rudbeckia)
Latin Name: Rudbeckia hirta
Item #: 5613565
Difficulty:
Easy
Open Pollinated
Yes
Suitable for Containers:
Yes
Suitable for Small Pots
Yes
(14 in/25 cm) Plants are early flowering and well branched with 4 in/10 cm semi double pure lemon yellow blooms with dark brown center cones. Pkt contains 50 seeds.
(14 in/25 cm) Extra early flowering - compact, well branched plants with4 in/10 cm semi double pure lemon yellow blooms with dark brown center cones. Great potted plant or use for borders. Pkt contains 50 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.
