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Nursery Shopping List From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-110

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie sun' – Prairie Sun Gloriosa Daisy (Black-Eyed Susan)

• Annual with 5-inch golden daisy-like flowers with orange petal base and sage-green centers
  
• Plant in well-drained soil
  
• Plant in full sun
  
• Deadhead to promote continued blooming; may reseed
  
• May become covered with powdery mildew.
  
• Space generously to allow for good air circulation
  
• Height: 36 inches; Width: 12-18 inches
  
• Annual in all zones (seems to die in fall no matter how warm):
  • Zones 2-8: Plant in spring after danger of frost has passed; collect seed in fall for planting the following spring; discard plants after killing frost.
    
  • Zones 9-11: Plant in spring or sow seeds in fall when ripe; discard plants in fall.

Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening projectbut don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.

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RESOURCES :

A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
American Horticultural Society
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc.
ISBN 0-7566-0616-0
Website: www.dk.com