(Rudbeckia hirta)

This beautiful wildflower native to Central and Eastern North America is now naturalized throughout all contiguous US states and all Canadian provinces. The majority of our plants have solid yellow petals, with a few off-types being bi-colored yellow & red. It is a short-lived perennial in our region, and will act as an annual in very cold regions. Native pollinators love the exposed cone.

You can obtain beautiful sage greens on alum mordanted wool by using the hot water method with fresh or dried flowers.

Direct sow seeds anytime between your first frost and last frost. Seeds take about two weeks to germinate. You can also sow seeds indoors, and then transplant after danger of frost to 1’ spacing.

Packet: 200 seeds