{"product_id":"caramel-mix-rudbeckia-ru1225","title":"Caramel Mix Rudbeckia Seeds, Copper, Raspberry, Autumn Tones, Rudbeckia Hirta, RU1225","description":"Caramel Mix Rudbeckia (Rudbeckia hirta)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you love the classic charm of black-eyed Susan but crave something richer, moodier, and more unexpected, Caramel Mix Rudbeckia is your answer. This stunning modern selection takes the beloved Rudbeckia hirta, a North American prairie and meadow native already famous for its toughness, pollinator appeal, and endless summer blooms and reimagines it in a warm, painterly palette of rose, honey, copper, amber, and raspberry, with both double and semi-double blooms that feel more like a florist's cutting garden than a wildflower patch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlooming from midsummer through frost, Caramel Mix is one of the longest-performing plants you can grow, producing wave after wave of glowing, richly colored blooms above neat, uniform, slightly fuzzy-leaved plants reaching 18-20 inches tall. The color palette shifts beautifully as the season progresses and light changes, warm and golden in summer sun, deepening to rich caramel and copper tones as autumn approaches. Deadhead regularly to keep blooms at their most vibrant and prolong the season even further.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn outstanding cut flower, long-lasting in the vase and stunning in mixed bouquets alongside dahlias, zinnias, and sunflowers. A powerhouse pollinator plant, it draws bees and butterflies in droves throughout the season, while tolerating heat, drought, and poor soil with characteristic rudbeckia toughness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRudbeckia hirta is one of those wonderfully adaptable plants that defies easy categorization, it can behave as an annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial depending on your climate and growing conditions. In cooler zones (3-7) it often returns for 2-3 years and self-seeds freely, effectively naturalizing in the garden. In warmer climates it tends to behave more like an annual. Either way, it self-seeds so reliably that once established it will keep reappearing in your garden year after year with little effort on your part.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuick growing facts:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurface sow, press gently into soil, do not cover, light aids germination\u003cbr\u003eGermination temp: 70°F | Sprout time: 14-21 days\u003cbr\u003eStart indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost or direct sow after frost\u003cbr\u003eFull sun, well-draining soil, tolerates poor soil\u003cbr\u003eSpacing: 12-18 inches\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 18-20 in | Spread: 12-15 in\u003cbr\u003eAnnual, biennial, or short-lived perennial depending on climate\u003cbr\u003eSelf-seeds freely, naturalizes easily\u003cbr\u003eZones 3-10\u003cbr\u003eExcellent fresh cut flower\u003cbr\u003ePollinator magnet, deer resistant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e25 Seeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe combine shipping on all orders, you pay one flat fee for as many seeds as you would like and orders over $35 ship for free to the US. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll our seeds undergo vigorous germination testing to meet or exceed industry standards for viability. Never GMO.","brand":"SeedCult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53450788241771,"sku":"RU1225","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/5815\/2043\/files\/1_78e6f622-5476-430e-a681-430ed398b5cf.png?v=1783015826","url":"https:\/\/seedcult.com\/products\/caramel-mix-rudbeckia-ru1225","provider":"SeedCult","version":"1.0","type":"link"}