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Rudbeckia hirta Marmelade

Rudbeckia x hirta Marmelade
Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy

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This variety offers us an essential flower: a large daisy with semi-double petals, slightly trailing, in a sunset colour, around a small black heart, on a 60 cm (24in) tall plant. With elegant simplicity and maximum flowering for several months, this rudbeckia is well-suited for flowerbeds and pots in sunny or semi-shaded locations. It is also an exceptional cut flower.
Flower size
8 cm
Height at maturity
60 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Annual / Perennial
Annual
Germination time (days)
21 days
Sowing method
Sowing under cover, Sowing under cover with heat
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Sowing period March to April
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Flowering time July to October
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Description

The Rudbeckia hirta 'Marmalade' offers elegant semi-double flowers with a black single core and slightly trailing yellow-orange petals on a 60 cm (24in) tall plant. A cultivar with a sleek and classic appearance, featuring a large daisy-like flower in vibrant yellow, beautifully contrasted by a very dark core. The generous display of its flowering lasts throughout the summer, until the first frost, on upright and sturdy plants that impact borders, flower beds, and containers. Indifferent to heat and poor soils, this short-lived perennial plant blooms equally well in sunny or semi-shaded locations.

The Rudbeckia x hirta from the Marmalade selection is a recent cultivar resulting from, among others, the hairy Rudbeckia, a robust wild plant from the Asteraceae family, native to North American meadows. It is a short-lived perennial plant, most often grown annually or biennially. Indeed, it will not last more than 2 to 3 years in the garden, but it readily self-seeds quite easily. Marmalade reaches 60 cm (24in) in height and spreads to about 40 cm (16in).


The flower heads of this rudbeckia are large 'daisies', actually solitary head inflorescences, with a diameter of 7 to 10 cm (3 to 4in), centred on a prominent dark brown, almost black cone. Many flowers succeed each other from July to October on the plants, forming an impressive multicoloured mass. At the end of summer, the petals fade and fall while the flower's core dries and becomes desiccated. The flowers can then be picked and incorporated into a dry bouquet. The foliage consists of a tuft of basal, lanceolate, toothed leaves, dark green in colour, 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4in) long, from which sturdy and branched floral stems rise. The stems bear cauline leaves, narrower and rather ovate.

Rudbeckia 'Marmalade's' stout silhouette allows it to fit into perennial borders, flower beds, and large flowering containers. They can be paired with other varieties or combined with inulas, asters, yarrows, daisies, and echinops. You can also lighten the scene by mixing some ornamental grasses such as Stipa tenuifolia, Muhlenbergia capillaris. Splendid in borders, their rich hues are also beautiful in fresh or dried flower bouquets. Hardy, Rudbeckia hirta enjoys sunny or semi-shaded locations and tolerates dry and poor soils.

An ecological asset: Throughout the summer, the nectar-rich flowers of Rudbeckias attract pollinating insects and butterflies. A good way to improve your garden's ecosystem and promote the production of fruits and vegetables in your garden. In autumn, you can admire the continual ballet of birds that will come to feed on the mature seeds they find in the dried flowers' core.

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Rudbeckia hirta Marmelade (Flowering) Flowering

Flowering

Flower colour yellow
Flowering time July to October
Inflorescence Flower head
Flower size 8 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Semi-evergreen
Foliage colour dark green
Foliage description This plant has dark green leaves at the bottom that are shaped like spears and have jagged edges. They're usually about 2 to 4 inches long. On top of these leaves, sturdy stems grow out and branch off into many smaller stems. These stems have narrower, egg-shaped leaves.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 60 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Rudbeckia

Species

x hirta

Cultivar

Marmelade

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference19239

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Planting and care

Before sowing the rudbeckia, place your seeds in the vegetable compartment of your refrigerator for 4 weeks. This will break the seed's dormancy and improve your sowing's success.

Sow the seeds from February to April in a seed tray. Use a good quality compost that you will sieve on the surface to bind the seed to its substrate. Before sowing, gently press down the compost with a board. Sow your seeds by broadcasting. Cover the seeds by sprinkling compost on top or using vermiculite, gently press down and water generously with a fine rain. Place your seed tray in a well-lit area, without direct sunlight, at a temperature of 20°C (68°F) to 25°C (77°F). Lower the temperature at night to 18°C (64.4°F) to create a beneficial alternation for germination.

The seeds will germinate in 10 to 21 days. When the seedlings are manageable, transplant them into 7cm (3in) pots. Keep the compost moist but not excessively during growth. Then, 15 days before their final planting, start gradually acclimating them to a temperature of 15°C (59°F).

By the end of May or early June, the temperature in the garden will be warm enough to plant your young plants. Choose a sunny location. Add a good shovel of compost to each planting hole. Space your plants 30 cm (12in) apart.

Regularly remove faded flowers to maintain their beauty and promote repeat flowering.

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Sowing period

Sowing period March to April
Sowing method Sowing under cover, Sowing under cover with heat
Germination time (days) 21 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery, Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container, Slope
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture all types, Ordinary soil.

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