Grow Native! Plant Indentification

Black-eyed susan

Name: Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Distinguishing Characteristics: basal leaves densely hairy, up to 5-inches long and 1-inch wide, with leaf base narrowly tapering along the leaf stalk
Height: 1 to 3 feet
Blooms: June to October
Description: This short-lived perennial has a single flower head at the top of each stem branch. Flower heads are 2 to 3 inches across with 10 to 20 ray flowers around a dome-shaped disk.
Comments: Grows on prairies, savannas, glades and disturbed sites. A mainstay in most wildflower seeding mixes,it does best in dry to average soils and will bloom the first year from seed. While seeds are typically too small to be of food value for wildlife, it attracts a variety of insects that are a critical food source for grassland wildlife.

Black-eyed susan Details (Click on the photo to see a larger image)
Seeds (scale is in 1/16 inch increments)	Seedling	Juvenile	Distinguishing Characteristic	Mature Plant

Photographs by Don Kurz