Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer') in the Black Eyed Susans Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8b
Plant Height:	36 - 48 inches
Plant Spread:	12 - 18 inches
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Yellow Other: Golden-yellow with chocolate-black cones
Bloom Size:	6"-12"
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Other: To frost. Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses:	Cut Flower Dried Flower Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Birds Butterflies
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:	Other info: Self sows
Pollinators:	Hoverflies Bees
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions:	AAS (All-America Selection®): 1995 National Other: 1999 Mississippi Medallion Winner

Common names

Black-Eyed Susan
Gloriosa Daisy
Yellow Ox-Eye Daisy

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Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-04-09

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Location: My Yard, zone 6
Date: 2021-06-30

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Location: Potted on my patio zone 9 SE exposure
Date: 2020-06-27
1 plant almost 3' tall x 2' wide & full of flowers

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Location: Lilburn, GA
Date: 2019-12-16
Seeds waiting for finches

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Date: 2020-06-27
Large perfect flower size of hand

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Location: Calaveras County, CA
Date: 2017-07-22
First Year from seed

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2014-07-06

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Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-06-30

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Location: Shamong, NJ
Date: 2017-06-26
Love this plant! Huge flowers. Reseeds easily.

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: Jun 26, 2006 3:55 PM

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Date: 2022-08-01

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Date: 2006-12-30

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Date: 2006-07-07

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Date: 2017-01-21

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Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek

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Date: 2006-07-08

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Date: 2022-09-03

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-24

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Posted by SCButtercup (Simpsonville SC - Zone 7b) on Aug 27, 2014 8:02 PM concerning plant:

Taller, bigger flowers, and more stately than Rudbeckia fulgida. Looks great paired with Echinacea, especially Magnus, which is a similar height. Seeds need to be cold treated, so this plant is great for winter sowing.

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Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Oct 10, 2014 6:41 PM concerning plant:

'Indian Summer' is a favorite. With its large big yellow, dark-coned flowers, it is showy, beautiful, and charming in the garden. Long blooming from early summer to frost. Attracts butterflies. Great as a cut flower. Deer and rabbit resistant. Can be grown in containers as well as in the ground. Drought tolerant once established. Best treated as an annual, as it is a short-lived perennial.

1995 AAS Flower Award Winner.

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Plant Events from our members
Catmint20906	On June 15, 2015	Bloomed
Catmint20906	On September 2, 2014	Bloomed seeds from Feb 2014 swap
lovesblooms	On March 1, 2020	Seeds sown winter sow
lovesblooms	On February 9, 2017	Seeds sown w/s
taterpye	On August 11, 2020	Bloomed
tabbycat	On May 28, 2022	Bloomed Tall plants about 30" with 5" flowers are returning from last years plants .
tabbycat	On May 26, 2021	Miscellaneous Event 2 healthy 18" plants that should bloom this summer
tabbycat	On May 20, 2021	Bloomed
tabbycat	On March 1, 2021	Miscellaneous Event Freeze Feb. 15th didn't phase it so I sprinkled fertilizer pellets today
tabbycat	On June 5, 2020	Bloomed 1st flower 2020
AtaMaj	On April 20, 2021	Obtained plant

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Oh! Love those pics... by wcgypsy	Aug 7, 2012 5:41 AM	3

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