Black-Eyed Susan 'Chocolate Orange' (Rudbeckia hirta) organic seeds
- Annual with beautiful flowers in warm shades of brown.
- Contents: Approx. 500 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.49
Product number: RUD01-BIO GTIN: 4251420504869
Description
'Chocolate Orange' is a beautiful annual Black-Eyed Susan variety that deserves to be more widely grown. Its special feature is the unusual flower colouring, with petals shading from dark chocolate brown at the centre to sunflower yellow on the outer edge.
The flowers appear from July through to September and their warm, luminous colours make them a stand-out feature in the late-summer flower bed. Black-Eyed Susan is especially well suited to herbaceous borders in cottage gardens, prairie gardens and natural gardens, and also as a container plant. Not only does it look good but insects love it, too, as it’s a good source of nectar.
The flowers also make an excellent cut flower for home-grown colourful autumn bouquets.
The flowers appear from July through to September and their warm, luminous colours make them a stand-out feature in the late-summer flower bed. Black-Eyed Susan is especially well suited to herbaceous borders in cottage gardens, prairie gardens and natural gardens, and also as a container plant. Not only does it look good but insects love it, too, as it’s a good source of nectar.
The flowers also make an excellent cut flower for home-grown colourful autumn bouquets.
Plant profile
| Plant type | Herbaceous plant |
|---|---|
| Use | Cut flower, Ornamental plant |
| Lifecycle | Annual |
| Species | Asteraceae |
| Region of origin | North America |
| Characteristics | Food for bees |
| Eventual height | 80-120 cm |
| Flower colour | Brown, Orange, Red, Yellow |
| Flowering months | August, July, October, September |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | April, August, May, September |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 1 cm |
| Germination temperature | 15-20°C |
| Climate | Temperate |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Water requirement | Medium |
| Planting distance | 30 cm |
Sowing and care
Annual. Start indoors from March or direct sow outdoors from mid-April. Planting distance: 25 cm. Loves sunny, warm locations.
Other names
Botanical name: Rudbeckia hirta
German: Schwarzäugige Rudbeckie, Rauer Sonnenhut
English: black-eyed Susan, brown-eyed Susan, yellow ox-eye daisy, poor-land daisy, English bull's eye, brown betty, gloriosa daisy, golden Jerusalem
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