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RUDBECKIA fulgida var. fulgida
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Origin: | USA: upper south and lower midwest |
| Special Features: | A long-flowering botanical variety with dark green foliage that blooms after 'Goldsturm' until frost. Graceful botanical variety and great season-extender. With more open habit than 'Goldsturm'. |
| Basic Colour: | (yellow / gold) |
| Flower Colour: | yellow-orange with dark center |
| Natural Flowering Period: | September - November |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
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| Foliage: | dark green |
| Growth Habit: | erect / clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 80 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 70 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.124 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.83333 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
1200 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
3 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 3 - 4 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(9) These seeds germinate rapidly depending on species and origin. If germination does not occur after 3–4 weeks a cooling period of 2–4 weeks is recommended.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
late autumn - early spring |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Nov.-March with warm/cold stratification, or in summer when greenhouse temp. are above 30 °C [85°F] |
| Germination to Transplant: | 3 - 10 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
