A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Native flowers feed butterflies, and seedheads feed goldfinches in fall.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
A biennial or short-lived perennial that reseeds; avoid excessive fertilizer and leave some seedheads standing.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture / Dry soil
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft tall · 1–2 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Spring–Summer
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 3–8
- Garden role
- Golden summer daisies
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of shasta daisy.
Leucanthemum × superbum
Try black-eyed susan for golden summer daisies.
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Photo credits & licenses
Black-eyed Susan: Dotty Leatherwood · CC BY 4.0
Shasta daisy: Carl Lewis · CC BY 2.0
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