brown-eyed susan

Botanical Name: Rudbeckia triloba
Plant Family: Aster (Asteraceae)

Description: A 3-5 ft. short-lived perennial with daisy-like bright yellow cone flowers with dark centers. The leaves and stems have rough hairs giving it a rough texture. More numerous flowers and shorter/fewer petals than R. hirta.

Growing Conditions: From full sun to part shade. Highly drought tolerance, can tolerate moist to dry soils.

Bloom Time: June through October
Bloom Color: Yellow with dark centers

Benefit to pollinators/wildlife: Birds eat the seeds.

Native Status: Native to PA

Location in habitat: Pollinator Demonstration Garden