Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' ~ Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan-ServeScape
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' ~ Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan-ServeScape
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' ~ Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan-ServeScape
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' ~ Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan-ServeScape
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' ~ Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan-ServeScape
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' ~ Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan-ServeScape

Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'

Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan is a native herbaceous perennial with a strong upright clumping habit and gray green narrow foliage.  The large peachy orange daisy-like flowers with yellow tips have a green center disk and bloom from midsummer until frost.  Flowers best in full sun and consistent moisture.  Fairly disease resistant and drought tolerant once established.

Rudbeckia hirta is a host plant for the Silvery Checkerspot, Gorgone Checkerspot, Bordered Patch butterfly.  The nectar attracts various bees and butterflies.

Type: 

Perennial

Origins: 

North America, GA Native

Height: 

2.5' - 3'

Spread: 

1’ - 2'

Spacing: 

1.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Orange+Yellow

Season of Interest: 

Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance. Water regularly.  Deadheading prolongs the blooming season.  Good air circulation will avoid most diseases and pest issues.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Native Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Russian Sage, Hibiscus, Daylily

IMAGES: Photoset by cultivar413, (2) Chicago Botanic Gdn, Enabling Garden 180723 466 Solenostemon Splish Splash® Coleus, Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun', Pennisetum Graceful Grasses® Red Riding Hood perhaps, CC BY 2.0, (2) Gloriosa Daisy - Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' 140824, (2) F. D. Richards, Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' ~ Prairie Sun Black-Eyed Susan-ServeScape

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