Gloriosa Double Daisy Organic Rudbeckia Seed
Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Rudbeckia hirta
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Days To Maturity
Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
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90 - 105 Days
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Life Cycle
Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).
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Tender Perennial
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
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Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
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Product Features
Product Features
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Organic Seeds, Plants, and Supplies
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Plants, or seeds harvested from plants, that have been grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, strictly adhering to the USDA's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) organic gardening practices are designated as Organic.
Supplies that meet the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) rules according to a third-party authority such as OMRI, WSDA, and/or a local authority such as MOFGA or NOFA. -
Grows Well in Containers
- Variety does well when grown in a container.
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Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
- Variety good for fresh cut-flower displays.
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Gloriosa Double Daisy Organic Rudbeckia Seed
Large double blooms on long, strong stems.
Robust plants produce a high percentage of fully double flowers, with approximately 5% semidouble or single. Lovely 4–5" blooms resemble mums before fully open. Also known as blackeyed Susan and gloriosa daisy. Tender perennial in Zones 9–10. USDA Certified Organic.Specs:
Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Rudbeckia hirta
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Days To Maturity
Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
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90 - 105 Days
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Life Cycle
Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).
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Tender Perennial
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Close
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
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Product Features
Product Features
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Organic Seeds, Plants, and Supplies
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Plants, or seeds harvested from plants, that have been grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, strictly adhering to the USDA's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) organic gardening practices are designated as Organic.
Supplies that meet the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) rules according to a third-party authority such as OMRI, WSDA, and/or a local authority such as MOFGA or NOFA. -
Grows Well in Containers
- Variety does well when grown in a container.
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Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
- Variety good for fresh cut-flower displays.
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SOWING: Transplant (recommended) - Sow into 72 to 50-cell plug flats 5-7 weeks before planting out. Cover seed very lightly as light is needed for germination. Bottom water or mist to avoid covering seed. Direct seed - Cover seeds very lightly. Pinching not required. Reseeds.
LIGHT PREFERENCE: Sun.
PLANT HEIGHT: Varies.
PLANT SPACING: 12-18".
HARDINESS ZONES: Zones 9-10. Best grown as an annual.
HARVEST: Fresh: before blooms are completely open. Dried: when blooms are completely open.
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Average, well-drained soil. Tolerates poor soil. Heat and drought tolerant once established.
USES: Excellent cut flower. Beds, pots, back of borders, or wild, meadow, and cottage gardens.
Note: Rudbeckia requires long days to initiate flowering and will continue to produce some smaller blooms into the fall but on shortened stems of reduced quality. Deadheading increases blooms during summer production.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rudbeckia hirta
ALTERNATE NAMES: Blackeyed susan, gloriosa daisy
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