Maya black-eyed susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Maya'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches 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
'Maya' black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Maya') 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 12 to 24 inches tall with an erect habit. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with False Queen Anne's lace, Victoria Blue salvia, and First Knight fountain grass.