Rudbeckia Plants Perennial

Remove stem and dry in silica gel.Rudbeckia requires long days to initiate flowering and will continue to produce some, smaller blooms into the fall but on shortened stems of reduced quality.

Requires no staking. Bottom water or mist to avoid covering seed with displaced soil. Fresh: before blooms are completely open. Transplant into cell packs or larger containers when the first true leaves appear.

This native U.S. wildflower tolerates most conditions, including drought, once established. Packet: 100 seeds.Transplant (recommended): Sow 6-7 weeks before last frost. After chilling, move flats into a warm location until emergence.

Fine, but they certainly do spread! While they seed themselves, they spread more readily by runners that sneak along just below the surface of the earth, popping up new plants every couple of inches.

Transplant into cell packs or larger containers when the first true leaves appear. Harden off and transplant outside after the danger of frost has passed.Surface sow 2 weeks before last frost in groups of 3-4 seeds, 12-18" apart.

Transplant into cell packs or larger containers when the first true leaves appear. Harden off and transplant outside after the danger of frost has passed.Surface sow 2 weeks before last frost in groups of 3-4 seeds, 12-18" apart.

Transplant into cell packs or larger containers when the first true leaves appear. Harden off and transplant outside after the danger of frost has passed.Surface sow 2 weeks before last frost in groups of 3-4 seeds, 12-18" apart.

Transplant into cell packs or larger containers when the first true leaves appear. Harden off and transplant outside after the danger of frost has passed.Surface sow 2 weeks before last frost in groups of 3-4 seeds, 12-18" apart.

Great for cut flowers too! PPAF. Lilac pink flowers bloom heavily in spring then rebloom in late summer to fall. Lilac 'Scent and Sensibility Pink' is just 3 feet high and spreads 6 feet wide, but this romantic beauty is opulently fragrant and a great...

Flower heads are unique looking, like pincushions, and are very attractive to bees, butterflies, and beneficial pollinators. Flower heads mature into hard, red colored, spherical fruits and stay attractive from late summer throughout the winter.

A favorite with birds, bees, and insects. Flowering like crazy late spring into mid-fall, ‘Santos Purple's 12” spreading plants can lay out an island of super-rich color: massed in the sunny landscape, in the border, or mingling amid other perennials...

'Rosie Posie' Agastache - Blooming from early summer to early fall, this plant is both drought-tolerant and deer resistant. Beautiful blooms will dazzle from early to late summer. 'Leading Lady Plum' Monarda - This compact, low-growing flower blooms earlier...

Pick a few stems to bring inside for the vase, too! With an upright growth habit, ‘Pearl Glam' dazzles with its pink flowers but saves the best for last with an autumn display of bright-purple berries.

Tightly mounded perennial plants have fern-like foliage, are drought-tolerant and maintenance-free. When the shorter days of fall are upon us, ‘Autumn Gold' busts out sunshine in bright, yellow 2" flowers that continue from September until November...

Rocketman produces very aromatic foliage, on strong stems each topped with large, lavender-blue flowers beginning to bloom in mid-summer and lasting through October. We selected this Russian sage because of its strong stems and neat, upright habit.

Easy to grow in full sun to part shade, and tolerant of wet conditions. Provide steady moisture in extreme heat. Deer resistant. Clusters of pretty white flowers in spring form an eye-catching mix of pink and powder blue fruits in the fall.

Blooms mid summer to fall. Denim and Lace's sturdy, silvery stems are covered with large, fluffy, lavender-blue flowers, complemented by grey-green, aromatic leaves. Hardy plants are heat- and drought tolerant, and welcoming to pollinators.

Very hardy and deer resistant. Only 1-inch tall, but very fast spreading, with plenty of tiny white flowers in springtime. Try these flat cushions of dense, moss-green for edging moist, shady nooks in the garden.

Cold-hardy to -40 F with no loss of flowering ability. The fragrance is sweet, intense, habit-forming. The lilac-blue flowers are large, showy and draped on foot-long racemes in enormous grape-like clusters.

Blooms scent can be described as combination of pineapple, strawberry and banana. Flowers form brownish, urn-shaped fruits in fall and persist throughout the winter. Also known as Carolina allspice, calycanthus is a south- east U.S. native deciduous shrub.

Violet-blue spikes top this low grower, lending a soft, muted feel to the garden. This low-maintenance catmint keeps its blue-green, aromatic leaves neat through the summer. Awarded 2007 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association.

With lovely pewter mottling on each heart-shaped leaf, this rarity is perfect for illuminating shadowy, difficult sites. In midsummer, large, lacy heads of hydrangea-like flowers form along this cultivar's self-adhering stems, offering a moonlit display.

Deer-resistant, easily managed shrubs prefer sunny locations with moist, well-drained soil. Shrubs produce an explosion of fragrant deep lavender-purple flowers in spring, and a steady show of blooms right up till frost.

Spiraea japonica is superior landscape plant, and best used in borders, cottage gardens or hedges. Easy to grow in full sun, spirea tolerates a wide range of soils and is deer resistant.

With a dreamy palette of flowers in glorious shades of soft and vivid pinks, rose, salmon, white, yellow, orange, soft purple and lovely bicolor pattern, Elise makes an indelible impression.

They are lovely, have a slight scent and are deer resistant. Also known as Lily of the Valley, once these plants are established, they require very little maintenance. Planting Convallaria pips, or rhizomes, is one of the best ways to cover larger shaded...

It is easy to grow in shade and problem soils, and is also resistant to deer. 'Kodiak Red' diervilla is a native flowering shrub that can add low-maintenance color to parts of the yard where it is difficult to landscape and maintain.