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Sahara Rudbeckia Seed — natural held bouquet

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Rudbeckia hirta

100 - 120Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Sahara Rudbeckia Seed

Item #HSC-RUD-005-PKT

A rudbeckia mix in antique shades.

Sahara mixes rich fall tones and soft pastels: copper, brown, pale yellow and soft rose, in double and semidouble 2–3½" flowers.

Plants stay compact, so stems suit small bouquets and design work rather than tall arrangements. Also called black-eyed Susan or gloriosa daisy. A tender perennial in Zones 9–10, usually grown as an annual.

Flowers about 100–120 days from sowing, on plants 20–22" tall. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 100 seeds
Average 54,600 seeds per oz.
Plant height: 20–22"

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Quick Facts

Latin Name: Rudbeckia hirta
Days To Maturity: 100 - 120 days
Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Barely cover

Light helps it sprout; 8–14 days at 68–72°F.

Plant out at 5–7 weeks

12–18" apart in full sun.

Tough once settled

Takes poor soil, heat and drought.

Deadhead for more

Long days start the bloom.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 8–14 days at 68–72°F (20–22°C).

Starting indoors

The best method. Sow in 50- to 72-cell trays 5–7 weeks before planting out. Barely cover the seed, since it needs light, and water from below or with a fine mist.

Direct sowing

Barely cover the seed. No pinching is needed, and plants self-sow.

Light

Full sun.

Plant height

20–22".

Plant spacing

12–18".

Hardiness

Perennial only in Zones 9–10; best grown as an annual.

Harvest

For fresh use, cut before the flowers are fully open; for drying, cut when they are fully open.

Soil

Average, free-draining soil; tolerates poor ground and, once settled, heat and drought.

Flowering

Rudbeckia needs long days to start blooming. Into fall it keeps making flowers, but smaller and on shorter stems. Deadheading brings more summer blooms.

Uses

A long-lasting cut flower; also for beds, pots, the back of borders and meadow or cottage gardens.

Also called

Black-eyed Susan or gloriosa daisy.

Packet

100 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 54,600 on average.

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