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Blackeyed susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
 

Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

General Landscape Uses: Wildflower gardens.

Availability: Native plant nurseries.

Description: Medium short-lived herbaceous wildflower.

Dimensions: Typically 1-3 feet in height. Usually taller than broad.

Growth Rate: Moderate.

Range: Widespread in North America south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties, but very rare in Broward and either very rare or extirpated in the wild in Miami-Dade. Not documented on barrier islands in southeastern Florida, but possibly historically present; it grows well at Pan’s Garden in Palm Beach.

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Habitats: Pinelands.

Soils: Moist to seasonally wet, moderately well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus.

Nutritional Requirements: Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.

Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.

Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.

Light Requirements: Full sun.

Flower Color: Yellow and brown.

Flower Characteristics: Showy.

Flowering Season: Summer-fall.

Fruit: Inconspicuous achene.

Wildlife and Ecology: Provides nectar for pollinators. Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects. Provides seeds and insects for birds.

Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed.

References: Nelson 2003

Comments: See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page, and 2-page publication on planting and care of Rudbeckias in landscapes page.


Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Copyright by: Chuck McCartney

Copyright by: Susan Trammell

Copyright by: Susan Trammell

Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Copyright by: Susan Lerner, cultivated at Pan's Garden, Town of Palm Beach, Florida, USA.


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