Rudbeckia Cappuccino (Butterfly) Flower Seeds

p> Rudbeckia - Cappuccino Rudbeckia hirta Perennial - First season blooming Fleuroselect winner. Beautiful contrasting bicolor shades of red and yellow, warm mahogany, rich auburn and gold. Frost Hardy. Soil & Water: Once established these plants can handle a wide range of conditions and require little maintenance. Garden soil should be deeply worked, well drained and in full sun. Planting & Growing: To Start Indoors: About 6 weeks before last frost, space seed 1" apart in seed starter mix, barely cover with mix and keep bed moist until germination.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Rudbeckia hirta
• Plant type: Perennial
• Growth habit: Upright
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Recorded feature: Good Cut Flower
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: barely cover
• Germination: 10-15 Days
• Height At Maturity: 2 to 2/2 feet
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 12-18"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Rudbeckia Cappuccino (Butterfly) Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Space at 12-18" into garden soil after frosts and seedlings are acclimatized.

Place Rudbeckia Cappuccino (Butterfly) Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

Use a dated label for Rudbeckia Cappuccino (Butterfly) Flower and compare actual emergence, growth, and harvest or bloom timing with the ranges in the current record. Local soil, temperature, light, moisture, and planting date can shift results. Keep observations with the remaining packet so the next sowing can be adjusted without replacing product-specific measurements with a universal calendar.

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