Scientific Name
Rudbeckia hirta

Common Name
Black-eyed Susan

Life Cycle: Annual, biennial or perennial


Height: 2 to 3 feet
Flower/fruit: 2 to 4 inch flower head with 10 to 20 bright orange-yellow rays; dark purplish brown egg-shaped disk
Flowering Season: Summer, fall
Foliage: 2 to 7 inch lance-shaped leaves with untoothed or indistinctly toothed margins; lower leaves are larger and taper into long stalks; simple or limited-branching stem; roughish hairy plant
Site: Average, well-drained soil; sun to partial shade; found in fields and along banks and roadsides
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