Rudbeckia hirta 
Black-eyed Susan is a native garden ornamental that is easily recognizable. You can’t help but smile when you see a batch of the bright yellow daisy-like flowers with the beautiful brown centers bobbing in the breeze.
 
These biennial wildflowers easily reseed, and are best suited to areas of disturbance where you want a short lived perennial that will fill in while waiting for some of the long-term plants to establish. Ideal for a cutting garden, these flowers hold their bloom longer if given afternoon shade but are able to tolerate everything except wet soils, as well as being heat and drought tolerant.
 
Rudbeckia hirta serves as a larval host plant for the Silvery Checkerspot, as well as 14 other Lepidoptera, including the super cool looking Wavy-Lined Emerald Camoflaged Looper. 
 
Plants can be purchased in-person or online (with in-person pick-up).
All online orders will be ready for pick-up 24-72 hours after purchase. You will receive an email to let you know when your order is ready. We kindly ask that you pick-up any orders within one week of purchase. 
 
Photo 3 courtesy of Dan Wilder