Scientific name: Rudbeckia fulgida subsp.
Family: ASTERACEAE
Common names: “Black-eyed Susan” “glowing coneflower”
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Conditions:
Zone: 4-9
Light: Full sun best – light shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Average, enjoys clay and organic matter, prefers moisture retentive soils
Moisture: Average moisture, doesn’t handle drought
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 3′ W 18″ , slow to spread
Leaf and Stem shape: Branching stems with hairy leaves
Flower: Deep-brown centres and warm-golden ray florets in mid to late summer and early autumn
Maintenance: Low, no staking, just deadhead when finished, divide in Spring is best but can be done in Fall
Landscape use: Wild flower, cut flowers, prairie planting
Propagate: By seed and division
Pests & Disease: Pest resistant
*Deer resistant
Comments: Excellent easy care prairie plant with a long season in flower
Cultivars: ~AGM winners: R. f. var. deamii & R. f. var.sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’
other: R. hirta – Biennial or short lived perennial, often grown as an annual
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