Grow guide
How to grow Rudbeckia Autumn Colors
Rudbeckia hirta
- Type
- Rudbeckia
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–7
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 70–90 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 8 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 14 days
Care
- Deadhead Weekly
- Harvest Weekly
- Water As needed
Notes
Extra-large 5-inch blooms in russet, bronze, and gold on 20-23-inch plants; short-lived perennial that blooms first year and self-sows reliably.
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