Flower I.D. and seed saving (pic)

gurley157fs

17 years ago

Could someone help me identify the larger of the yellow flowers and how to save seeds from it? Thanks

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romando
17 years ago
It's a variety of rudbeckia, that much I know, but I've never yet grown them so I don't have any first hand experience on gathering seeds. To my knowledge, the seeds are kind of slate grey/blackish little fine sticks maybe 1-2 millimeters long.

Amanda 'romando'

Here is a link that might be useful: rudbeckia hirta flowers and seed closeup
debbieca
17 years ago
Yeah, looks like rudbeckia hirta to me. All the babies will not look just like that one. They reseed for me so you could just let them go.
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Yup..they are my cosmos! :-) I'm thrilled that they are doing well for you. You won't have to do a thing to get them to spread. They are prolific self seeders. I normally get 3 generations of flowers in one season, as the seeds they drop continually germinate all summer for me. Jenna, stand back and get ready for a brilliant orange/yellow show! :-) I continually cut these back all summer long when they get gangly. They immediately set new buds and are in full bloom again in less than a week. I am already harvesting seeds and will have packets again this year for the seed swap if anyone is interested. Marilyn
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I am almost certain that the plants are some type of salvia. A neighbor has a pink variety that looks almost like yours. She has more seeds than she knows what to do with. (Each spike makes about thirty seeds.) They really don't fall off real easily do you should be able to harvest them after they dry on the plants. Also, some that fall to the ground will probably sprout. Maybe try the pantyhose on one or two spikes and leave the rest and collect the seeds. Also, you can plant the seeds and grow another batch for bloom in the fall. The frost might kill the plants in December depending on how protected the plants are. Hers are near an azalea and are perennial.
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friend
17 years ago
HI Gurley-

on the seed sabing FAQ they actually list how to get the rudbeckia seeds ( for gathering and saving them)

But if you just want them to spread naturally they are easy enough to just leave them there and they will do their own thing :)

I was reading up on the faq's yesterday on seed saving- and i jsut happened to see "black eyed susans" listed. :)
You may want to read that. again though- unless you are trading or want to put them somewhere else in your garden.. you can leave them. The goldfinches love the seeds!
lilwormy2003
17 years ago
nice! Will you be sharing any seed?
Wormy
todancewithwolves
17 years ago
Gurley, it's a Rudbeckia called Gloriosa Daisy. I have the same plant. Mine started blooming in November and hasn't stopped yet. Funny thing is... I didn't plant it.

I hang the flowers upside down after they're dead. Let the seed head dry out, then I use my thumb nail to scrap the seeds off the head. Very easy :-)

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Eduarda
17 years ago
Ditto on what the others said - Gloriosa Daisy a.k.a. Rudbeckia Hirta. I winter sowed some two years ago and had a few very similar flowers last year. They are now starting to bloom and I plan to collect the seeds. Last year I let one seed head dry just to check on the seeds and sure enough they were easy to get once the seed head was dry. They are very pretty plants. I need to start some more (and save some seed for our swap as well).

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gurley157fs
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks, I will try the hanging upside down thing.
Yes I want very much to have seeds for the swap. Almost all of my flowers this year are from seed sent to me from people in the cottage. I have never saved seeds before so I want to return the favor.

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