Chocolate Orange black-eyed susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Chocolate Orange'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chocolate Orange' black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Chocolate Orange') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and reaches up to 36 inches tall on erect stems. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer. It also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Cosmos, Montbretia, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.