Description
Rudbeckia Aries Seed – Mr Fothergills
Durable ‘cone flowers’ with bold centres. A half-hardy perennial, best grown as a half hardy annual. Reliable and rewarding, vividly coloured border plants. Lasting displays, ideal for beds, borders, tubs and cutting.
Key Features:
- Sow indoors Feb-April,
- Outdoors April-May
- Plant out May-June
- Flowers July-Oct.
- Height: 75cm/30in
- Plant Class: Half Hardy Perennial (Treat as HHA).
- Habit: Bushy, Medium.
- Average Seeds 500
Sow & Grow:
Sow indoors for surest results, February-April, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20°C (60-68°F) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Transplant them, 5cm (2″) apart, to other trays when large enough to handle. Always hold by a leaf, never by the stem. Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out into well-drained soil, May-June, 30cm (12″) apart, when frosts are over. Or, sow outdoors for ease, April-May, where they are to flower, 1.5cm (½”) deep, directly into finely-prepared, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Thin seedlings as required. Water well until plants are established. Flowers: July to October.
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