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Black Eyed Susan

Original price $4.00 - Original price $4.00
Original price
$4.00
$4.00 - $4.00
Current price $4.00

Rudbeckia hirta - Hardy native perennial. Grows to about 3 feet tall and thrives in poor dry soils. Sunny yellow cone-shaped flowers bloom atop bristly stems from late June all the way through to October. Great for pollinators, and songbirds enjoy eating the autumn seed heads. Native range includes most of eastern and central North America, including Nova Scotia.  100+ seeds 

-Grown by Annapolis Seeds

Growing Info
Stratification 30 days cold/moist treatment (optional)
Sowing Indoors in spring, we start ours early April
Transplant outdoors After plants are well established, usually by June or July
Spacing 12-18" between plants
Soil requirements Average to poor fertility - They can thrive in dry, sandy, stoney ground. Tolerant of a wide range, but they need good drainage.
Light Full sun to part shade
Life cycle Perennial
Cold hardiness Zone 3
Native range Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan