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> —FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, April 6,1997
Three 5 -tobed ooneflower alate-summer landscape winner
Three-lobed coneflbwer
(Rudbeckia triloba) is a knockout
in the late-summer landscape with
its showy display of bright yellow
flowers.
Like other rudbeckias, three
lobed coneflower is drought-,heat
and-pest-tolerant. It’s an excellent
choice for rock gardens, banks or
other drought prone sites.
Native to the United States,
three-lobed coneflower is well
adapted to poor soils. It requires
little care. It’s an exceptional plant
for the low maintenance gardener.
For its bright flower display,
low-maintenance nature and other
traits, three-lobed coneflower has
been named the 1997 Georgia
Gold Medal winner for herbaceous
Grow
vegetables
in small
spaces
Spring is early this year, with
growers busy in their fields planting
spring crops. Homeowners, too, are
busy planning gardens and buying
plants.
Unfortunately, many people
with limited space for go a veg
etable garden. This need not be the
case, since many vegetable varieties
can be planted in small spaces.
Cultural practices can also reduce
the amount of space you need.
Tomatoes are garden favorites
many people think require a lot of
space. But many types of tomatoes
don’t need much space to grow.
Often, size differences in tomato
plants are distinguished by the
terms determinate and indetermi
nate.
What do the terms mean?
Determinate tomatoes grow to a
certain size, then produce flower
sandfruit. There can be varying
degrees of determinate-type toma
toes as well. Those that are strongly
determinate are often called patio
tomatoes because they can be
grown in a pot on a patio or terrace.
Some of these varieties will only
grow 1-2 feet tall.
Indeterminate tomatoes, on the
other hand, keep growing and set
ting flowers and fruit throughout
the growing season.
Watermelon and cantaloupe usu
ally Lot ,sp,ac? to grow.
See VEGETABLES, Page 5D
perennials.
Three-lobed coneflower starts
blooming about the first week in
August and keeps on flowering
well into September. It blooms a
few weeks after Rudbeckia
“Goldstrum” and a month after
Rudbeckia hirta is past its prime.
So it’s a great plant for a garden
suffering from midsummer blahs.
Three-lobed coneflower grows
up to 36 inches high with a spread
of about three feet. It’s best used
as a background plant in a perenni
al border. A clustered planting of
15 to 20 plants is striking.
As with other rudbeckias, seeds
of three-lobed coneflower will
overwinter in the landscape and
germinate in spring.
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For the best effect, plant three
lobed coneflower in full sun on 20
inch centers. Apply 10-10-10 fer
tilizer at 1 lb. per 100 sq. ft. at
planting and again in midsummer.
Too much fertilizer will cause the
plants to grow tall and leggy.
Remove old blossoms when
they fade by cutting the flower
stem three inches from its base.
This will encourage branching and
repeat blooming.
After the first killing frost, cut
old foliage and stems back to the
ground and apply a light covering
of mulch for winter protection.
Fertilize with 10-10-10 in
spring when the new shoots begin
to grow. Three-lobed coneflower
can be propagated by dividing the
Three-lobed Coneflower
(Rudbeckia triloba)
parent plant in fall or by digging
and transplanting seedlings in
spring.
SAFETY from 3D
and could be exposed during the
application, before dust has settled
or sprays have dried.
• Remove, or turn over anc
empty seeding bowls, water dishes
and bird baths.
• Don’t empty feeding bowls ir
an area where the food couk
become contaminated and eaten by
the animal.
If a material is applied as a liq
uid spray, wait until it is dry o
until the following day befon
allowing your pet back onto th<
lawn. If the applied product is a dr
granular material, watering it dowi
is recommended but not necessary
Follow all label directions am
always store pesticide products ou
of the reach of children and pets.
