Rudbeckia occidentalis (Western Coneflower) Seed Pack EO

Plant Description: clump forming herbaceous perennial producing unbranched stems from a narrow crown. Leaves have a smooth texture with a strongly pointed tip and broadly ovate near the base. Inflorescence is a raised conical to rounded composite of 200-500 disc flowers, each with minute yellow petals together appearing dark brown to maroon, directly below inflorescence is a whorl of bright green leaf like bracts. The center lengthens as the fruits, single seeded achenes, develop. Blooms from summer into the fall.

• Height: 4-6ft
• Width: 1-2ft
• Watering needs: regular
• Sun needs: full sun to part shade
• Soil needs: moist to wet
• Bloom Time: summer into fall

Landscape Use and Ecological Function: found in the Western United States in moist mountain meadows and riparian zones at elevations from 3200-9000 ft. Bees and butterflies flock to Rudbeckia occidentalis when in bloom, while seeds left on the cone heads provide food for birds.

Germination Instructions: 60-90 days cold moist stratification. Surface sow and cover lightly in fall-winter