General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Black Eyed Susan

Photo Gallery
Location: Watermark Woods native plant nursery near Leesburg VA
Date: 2021-08-03
Butterfly magnet with long bloom season!
Location: Watermark Woods native plant nursery near Leesburg VA
Date: 2021-08-03
loads of sweet little blooms all along the stems
Location: Watermark Woods native plant nursery near Leesburg VA
Date: 2021-08-03
tiny blooms arise at the base of nearly every leaf as well as at

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

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