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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 16-24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 8-14 days at 68-72 F
Other info: reseeds
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon

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Common names
  • Black-Eyed Susan
Also sold as:
  • Tiger Eye
  • Tiger Eye Gold

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Location: Orangeburg, SC
Date: 2014-06-14
Rudbeckia Tiger Eye
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-10-09
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-08-08
Location: Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Overton, TX
Date: 2014-06-26
  • Uploaded by jon

Date: 2015-07-20

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Date: 2016-06-27

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Date: 2016-08-15
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-10-04

Date: 2014-06-16

Date: 2013-06-29
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2011-06-28

Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Date: 2016-06-23
Location: Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Overton, TX
Date: 2014-07-02
Location: Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Overton, TX
Date: 2014-07-02

Date: 2013-07-18

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Date: 2016-08-15

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Date: 2014-08-26
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-10-04

Date: 2013-06-29

Date: 2013-06-29
Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2015-08-05
Location: Barboursville, WV
Date: 2016-07-23
For sale at Lowe's
Location: Barboursville, WV
Date: 2016-07-23
For sale at Lowe's

Date: 2015-08-03

Date: 2014-06-16

Date: 2014-06-16

Date: 2013-06-29

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Date: 2015-07-20
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