need advice on Sunrise Rubeckia

audreyannewert Athol, MA Oct 07, 2006

This is one of my favorite perrienials and I have alot of seeds from the plant that I cut off. I'd like to start some so that in the spring I'll have little plants to set out. I should add that I live in zone 5. I've just planted some in a large shallow pot . Am I going about this the correct way? I've never planted perrienal seeds before. Perhaps they would just seed down by themselves but I'd like something to tend during the winter. Thanks for any help.

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dmj1218 west Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Oct 07, 2006

Are you talking Sunrise Echinacea or a Rudbeckia named sunrise?

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audreyannewert Athol, MA Oct 08, 2006

Rudbeckia. I've found it spelled either way. Rubeckia or Rudbeckia. They bloom mid to late summer and last for months. They start out yellow with a brown center and then turn all brown.

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dmj1218 west Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Oct 08, 2006

If you are talking a 'soft-bodied' rudie like this one:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54909/index.html

I start seeds indoors about 6 weeks before last avg frost date.