Posted on August 6, 2009 in latest news
The Black-eyed Susan is a perennial of the daisy family. It grows to 3 feet and blooms in summer. They can thrive in almost any garden and in any range of soil conditions. You can plant black eyed Susan in any sunny spot in your garden. You can beautify the generally neglected areas like alongside garages and places around a mailbox. Even barren patches can be transformed to bloom in life with this plant.
Here are Few Tips to Grow Black-eyed Susan Flowers in Your Garden:
- When selecting a spot in the garden see that it receives at least six hours of sunlight a day. Good light is one of very few requirements of black-eyed Susan.
- If you are growing the Susan in flower garden then space them 1 to 1 ½ feet apart. They tolerate crowding as well. You can grow them crowded in alongside of the garden where they can look attractive.
- As the plant can tolerate dry soil, it doesn’t need much watering. But water them during extended dry periods.
- Loose soil is good for the healthy growth of the flowers. If the soil is tight it needs little loosening and if the soil is primarily clay then add sand to it. Black-eyed Susan doesn’t like wet feet and will not reach its full potential where dense clay is present.
- They do well in average and even poor soils. If you want bigger, healthier flowers then you can add little fertilizer couple of times a season
- Once the plants are established, they will grow well unattended. Separate plants every three years in order to maintain large flowers and avoid plant stress.
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