Mix of orange, gold, bronze and reddish brown daisy flowers. Long lasting cut flowers. Short lived perennial, treated as an annual. The roots but not the seedheads of Rudbeckia hirta can be used much like the related Echinacea purpurea to boost immunity and fight colds, flu and infections. Also known as Rudbeckia an...
Mix of orange, gold, bronze and reddish brown daisy flowers. Long lasting cut flowers. Short lived perennial, treated as an annual. The roots but not the seedheads of Rudbeckia hirta can be used much like the related Echinacea purpurea to boost immunity and fight colds, flu and infections. Also known as Rudbeckia and black-eyed-susan. Tags: Harvest: July to October, Color: Yellow Orange, Certification: Organic.
Native to North America. Rudbeckia hirta is widely cultivated in parks and gardens, for summer bedding schemes, borders, containers, wildflower gardens, prairie-style plantings and cut flowers. The genus name honors Olaus Rudbeck, who was a professor of botany at the University of Uppsala in Sweden.