Our wonderful Perennial Cut Flower Duo is just what you need to create a vibrant summer display this season! Incorporating Hollyhock ‘Nigra’ and Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’, this showy combination will turn heads and keep up garden interest all year round. Flowering from June until November, enjoy ‘Nigras’ chocolate brown silky flowers and ‘Goldsturms’ daisy like, hot yellow blooms. Ideal for planting within borders, wildlife, cut flower and cottage themed landscapes, you can really count on this unique duo to add texture, colour and architectural height to your garden. Keep positioned in full sun and watch them flourish to a maximum height of 200cm, along with a maximum spread of 60cm.
Black and gold! A classy combination of two cut flowers featuring Hollyhock ‘Nigra’ and Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’.
These bareroot plants are lifted from the nursery field when dormant, and sent to you in late autumn or spring for planting. They often look dead on arrival, but they are just resting in the dormant period and will establish quickly for a strong start in the garden come spring.
Plant bareroots at the earliest opportunity following delivery. If conditions prevent immediate planting, set roughly into loose soil or a pot of compost (‘heeling in’) to protect the roots. The growth points of most bare root perennials should be set about an inch below the soil surface.
Plant out Hollyhocks in sunny borders in fertile, well drained soil. Choose a position that is sheltered from strong winds. Space hollyhock plants at least 60cm (24") apart to improve air circulation and help prevent hollyhock rust.
Feed and water regularly until hollyhocks are fully established. Support their tall stems with bamboo canes as the flower spikes develop. In autumn, cut back the old foliage and faded hollyhock flower stems, and apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost to the base of the plant.
Grow rudbeckia plants in sun or semi shade. Rudbeckia enjoys a fertile, preferably heavy soil that is rich in organic matter and well drained. Coneflowers resent drought and dislike soils that dry out in summer.
Feed and water rudbeckia plants regularly. Deadhead faded rudbeckia flowers to encourage more blooms to be produced. Cut plants down to the crown at the end of the season and cover with a dry mulch of straw or wood chippings to protect from winter extremes.
