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Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer'

Pronunciation: rud-BEK-ee-uh HER-tuh
SKU #01169
4-9

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OVERVIEW
Description Large, golden yellow, daisy-like flowers with black centers appear in profusion throughout the warm season. A great choice for adding bright, cheerful color to wildflower meadows or sunny, informal borders. Will naturalize in the garden by self-seeding. An herbaceous perennial.
Light Full sun
Watering Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms Summer through fall
Mature Size Quickly reaches 24 to 30 in. tall, 2 ft. wide.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Herbaceous
Special Features North American Native Selection, Waterwise, Fast Growing
Growth Rate Fast
Flower Attributes Flowers for Cutting, Long Bloom Season, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers
STYLE
Landscape Use Border, Container
Design Ideas Use this versatile native in perennial borders for middle height late season color. A natural component of the meadow and prairie garden. Combine with North American native perennials in wildlife habitat gardens. Highbrow color for foundation plantings out front. Spectacular along a picket fence or to mark an arbor gate. Particularly well suited to rustic woodsy home sites.
Flower Color Yellow
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Coneflower (Echinacea); Avens (Geum); Switch Grass (Panicum); Blue Mist Shrub (Caryopteris); Delphinium (Delphinium)
CARE
Care Thrives in average, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, tolerates mild drought, but prefers regular water. Remove spent flowers to promote continued bloom. Hard prune at the end of the season. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
HISTORY
Lore Native Americans used the roots of Rudbeckia in lieu of medicinal Echinacea when the latter was unavailable.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.