Rudbeckia Rustic Dwarf Mixed Seeds - Rudbeckia hirta

Rudbeckia hirta is native to the United States and is a synonym for Rudbeckia gloriosa.

Rudbeckia Rustic Dwarf Mixed is an ephemeral perennial plant that is often cultivated as an annual or biennial and is known for its ease of cultivation. Planted in the garden, it will not last for more than 2 to 3 years, but it self-seeds spontaneously quite easily. Rudbeckia gloriosa Rustic Dwarf Mixed is characterized by its medium height of 60 cm, making it much shorter than the type species (which reaches a height of 100 cm), and most especially by the original colouring of its huge, daisy-like blooms.

The flowers of Rudbeckies Rustic Dwarf Mixed are large solitary daisies (pseudanthia) with prominent green centres and yellow and brown corollas. The long petals are regularly arranged around the centre of the flower, giving it a diameter that varies between 10 and 12 cm. The large number of flowers which renew themselves continuously from July to October, form a blooming mass that ripples with each passing breeze. This flowerbed is a source of fresh flowers for the making of bouquets.

At the end of summer, the yellow petals fade and fall, while the cone-shaped centre of the flowers dries and mummifies. Flower can also be picked at this stage and incorporated into a dried flower bouquet.

The foliage consists of a clump of 5 to 10 cm long, lanceolate, toothed, dark green basal leaves from which rise sturdy, branched flower stems. The stems bear cauline leaves that are more narrow and oval-shaped.

The Rudbeckia hirta Rustic Dwarf Mixed likes sunny or partially shaded situations. It thrives in rich, heavy, moist soil as long it is well-drained. Its rhizomatous roots allow its clumps to grow and fill out quickly.

Ecological benefits : All summer long, the melliferous flowers of the Rudbeckias attract pollinating insects and butterflies to your garden. This is a good way to improve the ecosystem of your garden and to promote the production of fruit and vegetables in your vegetable garden. In autumn, you will be able to admire the incessant ballet of birds that come to feed on the mature seeds they find in the heart of the dried flowers.