| Botanical Name: | Rudebeckia |
| Life Cycle: | perennial, biennial, and annual |
| Planting Time: | spring or fall |
| Height: | 18" to 30" |
| Exposure: | full sun to very light shade |
| Soil: | average to rich, well-drained soil; drought resistant |
| Hardiness: | zones 3 to 9 |
| Bloom Time: | summer to fall |
| Flower: | dark-golden yellow to orange daisy-shaped petals with chocolate brown to black centers |
| Foliage: | green |
| Propagation: | seeds, division |
| Suggested Use: | beds, borders, mass plantings |
| Growing Hints: | Purchase plants in the spring or start your own by sowing seeds directly into ground or into pots in the early spring or late fall. Seeds need light to germinate so don't cover them, but press them gently into the surface of the soil. Plants will self-seed and can be divided in the spring or fall. |
| Interesting Facts: | A wildflower native to North America, Rudbeckias are wonderful for attracting backyard birds, especially finches, chickadees, cardinals, sparrows and nuthatches. |
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