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Asteraceae
Black-eyed-susan
Rudbeckia nitida
Also known as Brown-eyed Susan, Gloriosa daisy, Yellow daisy, Rudbeckia nitida var. longifolia
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Black-Eyed Susan · Rudbeckia · Asteraceae · Yellow Flowers · Perennial · Wildflower · Pollinator Plant · Cottage Garden · Native Southeast Us · Daisy
Rudbeckia nitida is a tall, cheerful perennial that produces bright yellow daisy-like flowers with a dark central cone through summer and into fall. Plant in a sunny to partially shaded spot with average, well-drained soil and water regularly during dry periods. Deadhead spent blooms to extend flowering and divide clumps every 2-3 years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately until soil is moist, allowing the top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Florida, Georgia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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