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Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirtaBlack-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature
UK distribution - East Anglia, Midlands, North, South East, South West

Black-eyed Susan is a fast-growing plant with large daisy-like flowers that have narrow bright yellow petals and a prominent conical, deep orange-brown centre. It has lance-shaped leaves on long, strong green stems. A short-lived perennial, it is usually grown as an annual. This cottage garden plant is tolerant of most soils and it brightens up borders in sun or part shade in the late summer and early autumn. Like other members of the Rudbeckia family it offers nectar for bees.

Animals

Bees and wasps

FoliageGreen
FlowerYellow, July to October
MoistureAverage (Average)
SunlightFull sun to Part-shadeFull sun to Part-shade (Full sun to Part-shade)
OriginNon-native