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Clasping Coneflower Seeds

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This is one of the "other" Black-eyed Susans. Grows to 3 ft with small flowers in gold splotched brown. Annual.

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SKU RUAG
Common Name Clasping Coneflower
Botanical Name Rudbeckia amplexicaulis or Dracopis amplexicaulis
Plant Type/Life Cycle Annual
Seeds Per Pound 922,153
Bloom Time Summer to fall
Primary Flower Color Yellow
Light Requirements Full Sun, Mostly Sunny, Half Sun / Half Shade
Estimated Mature Height 18-30 inches tall
Soil Moisture Dry, Average, Moist/Wet, Well Draining
Will Tolerate Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Clay Soil, Moist/Wet Soil, Drought/Dry Soil
Native To North America
Native to Southeastern US and east to Kansas.
Ships As Seed
Ideal Growing Region Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West, Pacific NorthWest
Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Suggested Uses Showy Flowers, Extended Blooms
Is It Storable? Yes - You can store your seed in any cool (not freezing) dry place that is not subject to extreme temperature variations.
Description
When quick color is needed, and a planter doesn’t want to wait for the longer-to-bloom regular black-eyed susan (R. hirta), this species can be substituted. Not as beautiful as the real thing, but a black-eyed susan just the same.

*recently reclassified as Dracopis amplexicaulis.

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This is one of the "other" Black-eyed Susans. Grows to 3 ft with small flowers in gold splotched brown. Annual.

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