Black-eyed Susan
- Botanical Name
- Rudbeckia fulgida
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 9
- Height
- 18 to 30 inches
- Width
- 18 to 30 inches
- Flowers
- Summer to fall: yellow with brown or black centers
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 2-3' apart
- Drought tolerant
- Deadhead to prevent re-seeding
- Problems
- Aster yellows, angular leaf spot
- Varieties
- Rudbeckia fulgida speciosa 'Viette's Little Suzie' - compact, 15" tall and wide, showy yellow flowers
- Rudbeckia x 'American Gold Rush' - golden-yellow flowers atop compact 2' plants, AAS Winner, resistant for Septoria leaf spot
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