Rudbeckia ‘Black-Eyed Susan’ (Rudbeckia hirta)
Hardy perrenial
Produces abundant, highly decorative, bright summer flowers. Also great as a cut flower – harvest when fully open. This variety has the RHS Award of Merit.
Seeds from OwnGrown
Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Plant out
Flowers
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
loose, sandy or well-drained soil.
60cm (24″)
20cm (8″)
Sow indoors in pots from Narch or directly in the ground from May. Keep moist and avoid waterlogging.
This cultivar thrives in posts and in the ground. Can be planted among other perrenials.
Hopefully these will do well. They did last year, but these are from a different supplier. So far only two have germinated, so I’m hoping that either more will come through or the ones in the garden will come back as I left the basal growth in place last year.