Wild Flower Seed: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

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Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta


About Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Height:	Up to 2 ft.
Flower Color:	Golden yellow with brown center
Plant Type:	Biennial. Has two-year life cycle. Grows only leaves first season from seed. Then in second season, blooms, seeds and dies with first frost. This speices sometimes performs as a Perennial in some area, as an Annual in others.
Flower Type:	Daisy-like
Bloom Time:	Early and mid-season
Is this wildflower invasive?	No
Is this wildflower endangered?	No
Is this wildflower edible?	No
Is this wildflower medicinal?	No


What is Black-Eyed Susan 's native range?
	Indigenous To:	Originally thought to be a native of only the No. Americans plains, but now thought to be native all the way from the plains to the Atlantic coast in the mid-Atlantic states.
Where Black-Eyed Susan is naturalized or can be grown
	Regions:	All regions of North America.
	Zones:	3-9
	States:
How to grow Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
	Soil preference:	Adaptable
	Sun/Shade:	Needs full sun.
	Moisture Requirements:	Average moisture, well-drained.
	Instructions:	One of the very easiest wildflowers to grow. Simply compress the seed into bare soil during spring, summer or fall.