| Scientific Name: | Rudbeckia fulgida |
| Common Name: | black-eyed Susan |
| Family Name: | Asteraceae |
| Origin: | U.S. - northeast |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Biennial, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Medicinal plant, Perennial border, Summer interest, Waterside planting |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Basal, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Pubescent, Distinctive smell, Lanceolate, Ovate, Crenate, Dentate, Entire, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Head (capitulum), Yellow, Brown, Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Achene, Brown, Black |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stems slightly hairy; leaves basal and then alternate on the flowering stem, ovate-lanceolate, most blades 10-15cm long x 5-10cm wide, pubescent, dark green, margin usually crenate-dentate, petiole of basal leaves often much longer than the blade; flower heads ~10cm wide, most cvs. with 8-21 yellow ray florets, and a flattish cone of black disk florets. | |