Explore Plants
Ask Mr. Smarty Plants
Ask Mr. Smarty Plants is a free service provided by the staff and volunteers at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Can't find the answer in our existing FAQs, submit a question to Mr. Smarty Plants.
Need help with plant identification, visit the plant identification page.
rate this answer
Monday - September 21, 2009
From: Quincy, IL
Region: Midwest
Topic: Propagation
Title: Nutlet on rudbekia plants from Quincy IL
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
On rudbeckia plants, what is a nutlet?ANSWER:
There are 15 species of the genus Rudbeckia native to North America and 8 native to Illinois. We have chosen Rudbeckia hirta (blackeyed Susan) as our example. We don't know where you heard the term "nutlet" in connection with a rudbeckia; about all we can tell you is that ordinarily a "nutlet" is the seed for a particular plant; it may be a stone in a peach or cherry or an actual acorn, from an oak. From the USDA Plant Profile on this plant, there is one picture of the seeds. If that isn't what you would consider the nutlet of a rudbeckia, then we are at a loss.
From our Native Plant Image Gallery:
More Propagation Questions
Saving frozen yuccas from North Carolina
February 23, 2013 - I live in NC and have 2 potted yucca plants on my deck. Every year I have brought them in for the winter. This year, someone told us that we could leave them out all winter. They began to die in the c...
view the full question and answer
Propagation of yucca by seed
August 03, 2007 - I'm just wondering, the yuccas in town are starting to drop their seed pods. How easy is it to start from their little black seeds?
view the full question and answer
Information about moist stratification
September 07, 2010 - I have some seeds of scarlet leatherflower I'd like to try and I read the instructions under 'Propagation' in your Native Plant Database that say "Moist stratify at 41 degrees"..
What does "...
view the full question and answer
Seed source for Carex texensis from Louisville KY
May 02, 2012 - Your reply to my question re a grass for my Kentucky home with cistern only water available was much appreciated, Carex texensis was recommended. I am unable to find this product for sale other than ...
view the full question and answer
Failure to bloom of one of two Texas persimmons from Wimberly TX
May 04, 2013 - Last year my son planted two texas persimmon trees. One is blooming ok this year and the other is not. It does not seem dead. What can I do or is is in fact dying?
view the full question and answer
 |
Support the Wildflower Center by Donating Online or Becoming a Member today. Mr. Smarty Plants wants you to be his Facebook friend. Click the Facebook icon to add yourself to Mr. Smarty Plants list of friends. |
