| 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, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Tomentose, Distinctive smell, Lanceolate, Ovate, Dentate |
| Flowers: | Head (capitulum), Yellow, Brown, Aug-Sep-Oct-Nov |
| Fruit: | Achene, Brown, Black |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stems slightly hairy; leaves covered in slight hairs, dark green, crenate, basal or on the floral stalk; heads with a flattish cone of black disk florets and long yellow ray florets. | |