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Brown-eyed Susan |
Also called: Thin leaved coneflower |
| Botanical name: | Rudbeckia triloba |
| Amount | 1/8 oz | 1/4 oz | 1/2 oz | 1 oz | 1 lb |
| Price | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.80 | 42.00 |
| Individual plants | 18 plants | 36 plants |
| $3.50 | $3.25 | $3.00 |
| Attracts: | Butterflies and Honeybees. |
| Bloom time: | From August through October. |
| Range: | New York to southern Minnesota and south. |
| Sunshine: | Full sun to partial shade. |
| Moisture: | Fairly wet to fairly dry. |
| Soil types: | Medium clay, to loam, to sandy loam. |
Suggested seed treatment: You should provide 30 days of cold moist stratification. Many prairie wildflower seeds benefit by moist cold stratification, some require it to germinate. Seed that you purchase from Oak Prairie Farm has not received cold moist stratification.
Direct planting tips: Plant seed in desired location 1/4 inch under soil surface, and firm.
Transplants: If you grow transplants from our seed: transplant while dormant in spring or fall, trim long roots, plant with buds just below the soil surface, space 2 to 3 feet apart. Very vigorous.
Companion prairie plants: Pale leaved sunflower, Canadian milkvetch, Smooth blue aster, Big bluestem, Indian grass.
Comments: Short lived.
