Rudbeckia hirta ‘Enchanted Nightfall’ (Black-Eyed Susan) – 3L Pot
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Enchanted Nightfall’ is a striking semi-double coneflower, prized for its colour-changing blooms and long flowering season. Perfect for pots, borders, or cut flower arrangements, this vibrant perennial brings warmth and movement to the garden from summer through to autumn.
Key Features
- Multi-toned flowers that change from sepia and burnt sienna to peach and yellow
- Long flowering period – blooms from July to October
- Ideal for pots, borders, and cut flowers – adds colour and structure
- Attractive to pollinators – supports bees, butterflies, and moths
- Fast-growing and low-maintenance – great for busy gardeners
- Thrives in full sun or light shade – adaptable for most garden spaces
Product Description
Part of the Enchanted Series, Rudbeckia hirta ‘Enchanted Nightfall’ delivers a unique floral display that evolves beautifully throughout the season. Each flower opens in warm sepia and burnt sienna tones, gradually transitioning through peach and yellow hues that blend into a rich chocolate-brown central cone. The semi-double form adds texture and depth, making it a standout in both garden beds and containers.
With a compact, bushy habit, ‘Enchanted Nightfall’ reaches around 60cm in height, making it perfect for adding seasonal colour to patios, city gardens, cottage borders, and even wildflower-style planting schemes. Its deciduous green foliage provides a fresh backdrop to the vivid blooms, while its suitability as a long-lasting cut flower makes it a favourite for floral arrangements.
This variety performs best in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, including chalk, loam, or sand, and will appreciate a sunny, sheltered spot. Though it’s frost tender (H3), it can be treated as an annual or overwintered in mild regions.
Specifications
- Latin name: Rudbeckia hirta ‘Enchanted Nightfall’
- Common name: Black-Eyed Susan
- Pot size: 3L (19cm)
- Plant type: Short-lived perennial (often grown as annual)
- Habit: Bushy
- Height: Up to 60cm
- Spread: Up to 40cm
- Flower colour: Sepia, burnt sienna, peach, yellow with chocolate centre
- Flower form: Semi-double
- Foliage: Deciduous, green
- Position: Full sun or light shade
- Aspect: South-facing or West-facing
- Rate of growth: Fast-growing
- Soil type: Moderately fertile, well-drained; chalk, loam, or sand
- Soil pH: Acid, alkaline, or neutral
- Moisture: Moist but well-drained
- Hardiness: H3 – half-hardy, tolerates –5°C to 1°C
- Flowering period: July to October
- Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and moths
- Garden style: Cottage garden, city/courtyard garden, wildflower meadow, patio container
Care Tips
- Plant in full sun or light shade for best flowering
- Use peat-free, well-drained compost in containers or beds
- Water regularly in dry spells, especially during flowering
- Deadhead faded blooms to encourage continuous flowering
- Protect from frost or grow as an annual in colder areas
- Apply a light mulch in spring to retain moisture and suppress weeds
Add Rudbeckia hirta ‘Enchanted Nightfall’ to your garden for a season-long display of warm, evolving colour. Ideal as a thoughtful gift or to elevate your summer planting schemes, it's a reliable choice for vibrant, low-maintenance beauty.
