Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Zones 3–9perennial28" tall🐝 pollinator🌾 native
Bloom window
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Peak bloom: August
How to plant
Plant transplants after last frost. Drought tolerant once established.
- Sunlight
- full sun, part sun
- Spacing
- 18" between plants
- Mature height
- 28"
- Row placement
- mid of bed
From authoritative sources
Aggregated from USDA PLANTS and USA National Phenology Network.
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