Rudbeckia occidentalis Green Wizard

The Rudbeckia occidentalis 'Green Wizard' is a perennial plant known for its hardiness and ease of cultivation.
The 'Green Wizard' Rudbeckia stands out with its curious and abundant black and green flowering, easily visible when planted in flower beds due to its tall size (120 to 150 cm (47 to 59in)).

Its luxuriant foliage consists of a tuft of lanceolate leaves, dentate and dark green, from which robust and ramified flower stems rise. The stems bear progressively smaller leaves as one approaches their tips.

The flower of the 'Green Wizard' Rudbeckia is a solitary head with a prominent conical black centre, surrounded by a single row of green sepals. Many flowers, repeat from June to August, form a mass of original flowers in the background of a flower bed.

This flower bed serves as a source of fresh flowers for making bouquets. The 'Green Wizard' Rudbeckia has an excellent vase life.

At the end of the summer season, the sepals fall off, and the black centre dries and becomes woody. These flowers can be picked and incorporated into a dried bouquet.

The Rudbeckia occidentalis 'Green Wizard' thrives in sunny or partially shaded locations. It prefers a rich, heavy and moist soil, but above all, well-drained.

An ecological asset: Throughout the summer, the nectar-rich flowers of Rudbeckias attract pollinating insects and butterflies to your garden. This is a great way to improve your garden's ecosystem and promote fruit and vegetable production in your vegetable patch. In autumn, you can admire the constant ballet of birds that come to feed on the mature seeds they find in the dried flower heads.