Name: Black-eyed Susan
Brand: Native Gardeners
SKU: P-4000
Price: 6.5 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Rudbeckia 'Black-eyed Susan' - Native Gardeners

Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly (Chlosyne nycteis)

Common Eupithecia (Eupithesia miserulata) larva

Common Eupithecia (Eupithesia miserulata)

Wavy Lined Moth (Synchlora aerata) larva

Southern Emerald Moth (Synchlora frondaria)

Black-eyed Susan

$6.50

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Size

4 Inch

1 Gallon

2 Gallon

Height: 2.5’
Spread: 2’
Bloom: June-October
Light: Sun, part shade, Dappled Shade
Water: Dry, to medium
Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Origin: the United States, widely naturalized

This cheerful, widespread wildflower is considered an annual to a short-lived perennial across its range. Bright-yellow, 2-3 in. wide, daisy-like flowers with dark centers are its claim to fame. They occur singly atop 1-2 ft. stems. The stems and scattered oval leaves are covered with bristly hairs.

This native prairie biennial forms a rosette of leaves in the first year, followed by flowers in the second year. It is covered with hairs that give it a slightly rough texture. Yellow ray flowers point downward on the Green-headed Coneflower (R. laciniata), which has an irregularly divided disk and a yellowish-greenish disc.

Larval Host Plant: Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly (Chlosyne nycteis), Common Eupithecia (Eupithesia miserulata), Wavy Lined Moth (Synchlora aerata), Southern Emerald Moth (Synchlora frondaria)

Nectar Source Plant: Specialist Mining Bee (Andrena rudbeckiae), Long-Horned Bees (Melissodes spp.), Leafcutter Bees (Megachile spp.), Cuckoo Bees (Coelioxys spp.), Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.), Mining Bees (Andrena spp.), Green Sweat Bees (Agapostemon spp.), Small Carpenter Bees (Ceratina spp.)