Rudbeckia hirta has many cultivars. Most of them require a warm soil to
germinate. In my USDA Zone 8b, these are perennial. Since I don't know where
you are located, I would say to germinate these and expecting the same plant may
not be realistic. They may not come true from seed of YOUR production. Seed
companies have very rigidly timed crops, which are pollinated at certain times,
and it's all very scientific to come up with viable, reliable to the cultivar,
seed.

I would collect the seeds, hold them in a paper bag, mark the bag, give them
about a month of refrigeration in your fridge and plant them in pots in early
spring. Early spring in Texas is February. You may have other climate
situations.

Key thing is, Rudbeckia hirta, the mother of all Rudbeckia needs warm soil to
germinate, and by warm I mean about 70-75 degrees F.

Victoria


On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 14:17:26 -0400, Françoise opined:

Hi,

Is it good for any rudbeckia? I have some Toto, which are not perennials here.

I had 2 new rudbeckias this year. I think they both are perennials here. They are
Marmalade and Prairie Sun Rise.

Françoise.

animaux wrote:

Break the seeds up and sprinkle them out there. They multiply rather readily
from seed on their own.

On 12 Oct 2003 14:11:04 GMT, (HA HA Budys Here) opined:

All my B.E.S. flowers are starting to fade and I was wondering - if I scattered
the seeds in and around a vacant lot they would produce new plants there in the
spring? Or should I bring the seeds inside, store for the winter and plant them
in the spring?

TIA