Spectacular rudbeckia hairy adorns the lawn with large, up to 10 cm in radius, flowers-inflorescences of golden-orange color and brown-purple petals on stems up to 1 m high. In addition to brightness, rudbeckia hairy attracts gardeners by its unpretentiousness in grooming.
Sorts of rudbeckia fibrous
The best sort of rudbecki is hairy Marmalade . These plants are up to 60 cm tall, crowned with non-marble inflorescences with velvet orange-yellow petals. Rudbeckia Moreno is appreciated for giant flowers (up to 15 cm) of burgundy-red color with orange tips of petals. Effectively look and bright orange inflorescences of Goldilocks .
Rudbeckia hairy - planting and care
The plant prefers open and sunny areas. The flower grows on almost all soils, even on loamy soils. True, a beautiful bloom is provided by a fertile soil. When growing rudbeckia hairy from seeds, landing in a container with soil is carried out in the first half of April. The pot, into which seeds are buried 3-4 mm deep, must be transferred to a warm place with a temperature of 18-20 degrees. The saplings are transplanted into the open ground already in the middle-end of May. Young plants are located at a distance of 25-30 cm from each other. It is possible to plant seeds in the open ground (in June). The procedure is carried out in early June. True, the first flowering should be expected only in the summer of next year.
In the future, care for the hairy pomegranate suggests timely watering, because this plant is rather hygrophilous. We need weeding from weeds and loosening the soil after watering. Fertilizing is carried out before flowering and in the middle of summer, using complex fertilizers for flowering plants. Rudbeckia blooms from July to autumn. To stimulate the formation of new buds, discolored inflorescences should be removed.