40+ SEEDS - RUDBECKIA OCCIDENTALIS - GREEN WIZARD CONE FLOWER 3 - 5 FEET TALL DISTINCT TALL MAHOGANY-BLACK CONE, WITH STIFF GREEN STEPALS.

HARDIEST ZONES ZONES 3 - 9 / SUN or PARTIAL SUN / FRESH SEEDS THIS SEASON / HARDY IF NOT PLANTED IN FULL SHADE / DEER & RABBIT RESISTANT / ALL ADDITIONAL ITEMS SHIP FREE / GROWING INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED

It's an extremely popular plant especially with flower arrangers. The trick is make sure it goes in soil which does not bake dry or the whole plant will collapse. A semi-shady position will help if the soil does tend to dry out in summer, as will a thick mulch applied after a night of heavy rain. An absolute gift to flower arrangers, Rudbeckia 'Green Wizard' is a noble and ornamental plant for the back of any border making nice clumps of foliage. It is, of course, the flowers that are remarkable: three or four inches across, “green” is one’s immediate impression on seeing them. Surrounding the large and impressive central almost black, dome-shaped boss are not the petals of your average, self-respecting flower, but rather ten or so, large, well spaced, stiff, very petal-like green bracts. They are, of course, fantastic for cutting for use fresh, when they last well in water, or dried.