Autumn Colors black-eyed susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colors'
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size18 to 24 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Bicolor shades of yellow, orange, red and brown with a brown cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Autumn Colors' black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colors') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The bicolor blooms mix yellow, orange, red, and brown around a brown cone, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit them. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. You can cut the stems for bouquets.
Pairs well with New England aster, Indian grass, and Nodding onion.