General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6-8 Feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 Feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Various insects

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Common names
  • Black Eyed Susan

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2012-07-26
Rudbeckia 'Golden Glow', an oldie but a goodie
Location: Twisp
Date: 2015-08-01

Date: c. 1898 
c. 1898 / illustration from the 1898 catalog, John Lewis Childs,
Location: Twisp
Date: 2013-08-21
Location: Twisp
Date: 2015-05-17
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by lauribob (N Central Wash. - the dry side - Zone 5b) on Apr 20, 2018 1:46 PM concerning plant:
    I call this one Yella Gorilla because it's so tall. It was a pass-along from a friend and has thrived and brightens the garden to an astonishing height. Mine gets little care and doesn't seem to mind a bit.

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