Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan)
Black-eyed Susan is an biennial; it grows vegetatively during the first year and completes its life cycle during the second but will re-seed.  For a long-lived perennial Black-eyed Susan, choose Sweet Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa).

Seeds / Packet: 2000
Seeds / Ounce: 92,000

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Catalog Number RUD02F
Scientific Name Rudbeckia hirta
Common Name Black-eyed Susan
Germination Code C(30)
Seeds / Packet 2000
Seeds / Ounce 92,000
Wetland Code FACU
Sun Exposure Prairie , Savanna
Soil Moisture Wet Mesic , Mesic , Dry Mesic , Dry
Height 2 feet
Bloom Color Yellow
Bloom Time June , July , August , September , October
Plant Type Forbs (Wildflowers)
Availability Seeds
Price:
Seeds
Quantity: Pricing: Order:
Packet $2.00
1 oz. $3.00
1 lb. $45.00
 
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Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan)
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Present in state Present in county, native to state Present in county, not native to state  
Not present in state Present historically, now extirpated    
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Gaura biennis (Biennial Gaura) See details
Gaura biennis (Biennial Gaura)
Seeds
Quantity: Pricing:
Packet $2.00
1 oz. $4.00
1 lb. $60.00
Biennial Gaura establishes in a prairie planting early, giving the area much-deserved early color in year two and blooming in the somewhat dreary month of September.

Rudbeckia subtomentosa (Sweet Black-eyed Susan)  See details
Rudbeckia subtomentosa (Sweet Black-eyed Susan)
Seeds
Quantity: Pricing:
Packet $2.00
1/2 oz. $3.25
1 oz. $5.00
1 lb. $75.00
Bare Root Plants
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Potted Plants
Quantity: Pricing:
Tray of 38 $98.00
Sweet Black-eyed Susan is long lived compared to Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) which is a biennial.

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