Prairie Sun Film-Coated 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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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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AAS (All-America Selections) Winners
- All-America Selections is an independent, non-profit organization that tests new, never-before-sold crop varieties, and then introduces only the best garden performers as AAS Winners.
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FleuroSelect Gold Award Winner
- These are awards of exceptional merit for new varieties that offer improvements on comparable existing varieties. Chosen at trial grounds throughout Europe.
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Prairie Sun Film-Coated Rudbeckia Seed
Unique bicolor.
4–6" blooms have golden petals with primrose tips surrounding a green center. Blooms freely on vigorous plants. A wonderful cut flower. Seed has been coated with conventional film-coating for ease of sowing. Certified-organic growers, please check suitability with your certifier. Also known as blackeyed Susan and gloriosa daisy. Tender perennial in Zones 9–10. FleuroSelect Gold Award Winner. AAS winner. Ht. 28–32". Avg. 42,400 seeds/oz. Packet: 100 seeds.
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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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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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AAS (All-America Selections) Winners
- All-America Selections is an independent, non-profit organization that tests new, never-before-sold crop varieties, and then introduces only the best garden performers as AAS Winners.
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FleuroSelect Gold Award Winner
- These are awards of exceptional merit for new varieties that offer improvements on comparable existing varieties. Chosen at trial grounds throughout Europe.
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SOWING: Transplant (recommended) - Sow into 72 to 50-cell plug flats 5-7 weeks before last frost. Cover seed very lightly as light is needed for germination. Harden off seedlings and transplant out after danger of frost has passed. Bottom water or mist to avoid covering seed. Direct seed - Surface sow 2 weeks before last frost. Heat and drought tolerant once established. 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.
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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