Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia Plants for Sale Online
The Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'), Maryland's State Flower, is a native perennial that is tolerant of clay and sandy soil and is heat and drought resistant. While it thrives in full sun, it will grow in partial shade conditions. This deer resistant coneflower displays showy long-blooming daisy-like flowers. Black Eyed Susan plants attract butterflies and seed eating birds alike with their golden yellow petals and dark center seed heads. The Goldsturm Black-Eyed Susan is ideal for gardeners of all skill levels as it is an easy to grow, low maintenance plant that requires frequent watering in the first year alone as its roots are being established. This coneflower cultivar is an upright, rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial which typically grows 1.5-2' tall. Features large, (3-4" across) blooms lasting up to two weeks, making them an ideal cut flower. The Black-Eyed Susan is the perfect perennial for providing color in late summer and is especially showy in mass plantings.