$5-12avg. price
Perennial🦌 Deer Resistant💧 Drought Tolerant
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan is a cheerful, bulletproof native wildflower that blankets meadows and gardens in golden blooms from midsummer through frost. It's one of the best plants for attracting butterflies and beneficial insects. Extremely adaptable, it thrives in poor soil, handles drought, and self-seeds for natural spreading.
Hardiness Zones
3-9
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water Needs
Low
Maintenance
Low
Mature Size
2-3 ft H × 1-2 ft W
Growth Rate
Fast
Bloom Season
Summer - Fall
Bloom Color
Yellow with dark center
Care Guide
Plant in full sun (tolerates light shade). Almost any soil works — clay, sand, rocky. Water to establish, then let it go. Deadhead for extended bloom or leave seed heads for birds. Cut back in late winter. Divide every 3-4 years if clumps get crowded.
Landscape Uses
Meadow plantingsBordersWildflower gardensPollinator gardensNative landscapes
Best Growing Regions
midwestsoutheastnortheastmountain
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