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Sweet black-eyed Susan |
Also called: Sweet coneflower |
| Botanical name: | Rudbeckia subtomentosa |
| Amount | 1/8 oz | 1/4 oz | 1/2 oz | 1 oz | 1 lb |
| Price | 2.68 | 3.84 | 5.75 | 7.67 | 115.00 |
| Individual plants | 16 plants | 32 plants |
| $2.50 | $2.25 | $2.00 |
| Attracts: | Butterflies and Honeybees. |
| Bloom time: | From August through October. |
| Range: | Found in prairies from Indiana to Eastern Nebraska. |
| Sunshine: | Full sun to partial shade. |
| Moisture: | Fairly wet to fairly dry. |
| Soil types: | Clay or loam best. |
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 covering the seed with 1/4 inches of soil, 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 1 to 2 feet apart.
Companion prairie plants: New England aster, Red milkweed, sawtooth sunflower, Big bluestem, Indian grass.
Comments: This is a long-lived plant.
