Rudbeckia spp.
blackeyed-susan
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
2-4 ft
Life Span:
annual
Flower Color:
yellow,brown
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Wildflower garden. All the species listed should grow well in garden settings. They are all grown for their showy flowers (most are yellow, though we do have one with small dark red ray flowers).
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds
Attract butterflies, bees and wasps.
Small seed-eating birds pick out the seeds from the mature flower heads.
Native Habitats:
Vary by species. Mostly sandhills, bogs, roadsides, ruderal.
