Sunbeckia Luna black-eyed susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Sunbeckia Luna'
MBG Plant of Merit 2000; MBG Plant of Merit 2011
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sunbeckia Luna' black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Sunbeckia Luna') is an annual for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate and has an erect habit. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. It also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Apricotta cosmos, Little bluestem, and New England aster.