Wild Flower Seed: Gloriosa Daisy(Rudbeckia gloriosa)

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Gloriosa Daisy

Rudbeckia gloriosa


About Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia gloriosa)
Height:	Up to 3 ft.
Flower Color:	Yellow like its parent, Black-eyed Susan, but often with starburst markings of mahogany brown.
Plant Type:	Perennial. Returns each spring from same roots, forming expanding clump. Blooms second spring from seed.
Flower Type:	Daisy-like
Bloom Time:	Mid and late season
Is this wildflower invasive?	No
Is this wildflower endangered?	No
Is this wildflower edible?	No
Is this wildflower medicinal?	No


What is Gloriosa Daisy's native range?
	Indigenous To:	Not a true native, but a cultivar of No. American native Rudbeckia.
Where Gloriosa Daisy is naturalized or can be grown
	Regions:	All regions of North America.
	Zones:	3-10
	States:
How to grow Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia gloriosa)
	Soil preference:	Adaptable
	Sun/Shade:	Needs full sun.
	Moisture Requirements:	Average moisture, well-drained.
	Instructions:	Handle the seeding of this beautiful cultivar the same way you would the native black-eyed susan it was created from. Simply compress the seed into bare sunny soil in spring, summer or fall. Takes two years to bloom from seed.