Black Eyed Susan Seeds - Cappuccino

BOTANICAL NAME

Rudbeckia hirta

LIFE CYCLE

• Biennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

• Branching
• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 20 to 36 inches

COLOR

• Orange
• Red

The robust and enchanting four-inch blooms of Black-Eyed Susan Cappuccino could easily earn a place as your newest beloved perennial. With petals adorned in a striking blend of golden-yellow and mahogany-red, encircling the familiar dark brown to black center, Cappuccino exudes warmth from July until the frost sets in. A stellar performer in any garden, Cappuccino's plants provide compactness and abundant branching, yielding more blossoms than comparable black-eyed Susan varieties. Moreover, as you gather flowers for indoor arrangements, it reliably produces new buds, making it a steadfast choice for continuous cutting.

• • Compact, well-branched, and filled with flowers
• • Expansive and appealing blossoms in bronze and chocolate hues.
• • Leave seed-filled blooms as a feast for birds

PLANTING SEASON

• Fall
• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/4 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 16 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9