| Description | A short lived perennial usually grown as an annual in the colder regions |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (rud-BEK-ee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | single black-eyed susan flowers,ray flowers reach 6-7 inches across with a green center disk |
| Fruit | achene (a dry fruit where the seed separates from the seed coat) |
| Leaves | coarse dark green, basal clumps, smaller stem leaves |
| Stems | has short bristles |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 3 feet tall |
| Maintenance | will self seed |
| Propagation | easy from seeds |
| Native Site | Species plant native to North America. |
| Misc Facts | The genus name Rudbeckia is named after Olof Rudbeck the Elder and his son Olof Rudbeck the Younger. Two Swedish botanists you were friends of Linnaeus. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen Rudbeckia hirta hybrids listed as low as hardiness zone #4, usually #5. In hardiness zone #5 where I garden, these plants are temperamental perennials. Best grown as annuals. |
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