Description
Black-eyed Susan is a North American native wildflower with golden-yellow petals circling dark, raised centers like little summer suns. Tough, cheerful, and easy to recognize, Rudbeckia hirta brings warm color to borders, meadow plantings, pollinator gardens, and the rougher corners where fussier flowers complain.
Plants bloom generously and hold well in the garden, feeding pollinators while the flowers are fresh and birds when seed heads mature. It is usually grown as a short-lived perennial or self-sowing biennial, making it a steady presence in sunny, natural plantings.
