Clasping Coneflower Dracopis Seeds

Description

Dracopis amplexicaulis

Also known as Rudbeckia amplexicaulis

Clasping Coneflower Seeds

Type: Annual, Fast growing
Bloom: June – Sept
Flower: Yellow with dark Centres
Height: 18 – 24″.
Spacing: 18”-24”
Light: Sun – Part Shade
Soil: Fertile, Well drained
Moisture: Dry
Zone: 8, 9
Use: Attracts bees, birds, & butterflies, mass plant, naturalize, back border
Will re-seed. Control by mowing
Notes: Attracts bees, birds, & butterflies

Dracopis amplexicaulis Seed Propagation
Indoors: Direct sow recommended
Sow around Mar 1st, just below surface
Maintain 70F. Keep moist
Outdoors: Broadcast August or Sept onto prepared bed of loosened, weed free soil. Mix seeds with sand or to thin distribution. Tamp soil to firm. Germination in fall. Will over-winter
May try to sow direct after last frost date