Viette's Little Suzy black-eyed susan
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Viettes Little Suzy'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tallup to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Viette's Little Suzy' black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida 'Viette's Little Suzy') is a perennial for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. 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, loamy, clay, or chalky soil. It forms a clump 12 to 24 inches tall, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the summer flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Drought tolerance makes it an easy plant to keep.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Blue Fortune Bill Williams Mountain giant hyssop, and Blaufuchs blue fescue.