Flowers
Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Forest'
Black-Eyed Susan
Large bold flowers in yellow with an orange red centre. Will grow well both in containers and borders and make for an excellent cut flower. It's easy to grow and the flowers are very attractive to pollinators.
- Plant type
- Half-Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full Sun to Partial Sun
- Height
- 60cm
- Spread
- 40cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Flowering
Sowing & growing
Sow indoors Feb-Apr in well-drained seed compost and cover seeds with a thin layer of compost. Keep at 20°C for germination. If the seeds fail to germinate in 3-4 week, cold stratify in fridge for 4 weeks before returning to 20°C. Transplant seedlings once large enough to handle and plant out after after the risk of frost has passed. Alternatively sow directly outside in Apr-Jun in a well-prepared seedbed.
Aftercare
Deadhead regularly to extend the flowering,
Gallery
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