Flowers
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherokee Sunset'
Black-Eyed Susan
Double and semi-double flowers in varying shades of rich yellow, bronze and mahogany. This tall Rudbeckia will produce many flowers on free-branching plants with strong stems suitable for cutting.
- Plant type
- Half-Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 75cm
- 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 weeks, 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
Protect young plants from frosts. Regular deadheading of spent flowers will encourage further flowering.
Gallery
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