General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 15 - 18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Yellow and orange
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 14 - 21 days
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting

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Common names
  • Black Eyed Susan

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-08-22
Plant trial
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On February 24, 2018 Seeds sown
winter sown
lovesblooms On January 15, 2017 Seeds sown
w/s
KelliW On January 27, 2019 Seeds germinated
2 seeds of the seeds have germinated
KelliW On January 6, 2019 Seeds sown
indoors
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