Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Nightfall'
coneflower
- 2 litre pot
- £9.99
- In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or general-purpose potting compost for containers
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: July to October
- Hardiness: frost tender (will need winter protection)
A remarkable semi-double coneflower full of colour changing interest as the cone-shaped flower matures. Transitioning from sepia and burnt sienna tones through to warm peach and yellow, to meet the chocolate coloured, pollen rich core, ‘Enchanted Nightfall’ is remarkable as a standalone subject for summer season pots and borders. Outstanding as a long-lasting cut flower (if you can bring yourself to cut them!)
Grow on under glass until all risk of frost has passed and they can then either be planted outside into a well-prepared bed, or used to fill decorative pots for the patio. Pinching out the growing tips will encourage them to become bushier, and feeding with a high-potash fertiliser at regular intervals throughout the summer will promote even more flowers to form.