Blackjack Gold brown-eyed susan
Rudbeckia triloba 'Blackjack Gold'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tallup to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Blackjack Gold' brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba 'Blackjack Gold') 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 soil of most types. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it, and it blooms in summer and again in autumn. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It is drought tolerant and grows in a clump.
Pairs well with Miss willmott's ghost, Fireworks wrinkleleaf goldenrod, Purple top, and Foxtail barley.