Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida): Reliable Summer-to-Fall Perennial

• Zones 1–24, 26–43
• Full sun
• Regular to moderate water

Bright, easy, covered in 3–4 in. dark-centered yellow daisies midsummer to late fall. Multibranched 2–3 ft stems from 2-ft foliage clump. Medium green elliptical leaves to 5 in. Cut/deadhead to prolong bloom; leave final blooms for bird food (dark centers) or dried arrangements.

Ordinary soil, spreads by rhizomes into large clumps (remove overreachers). Divide when centers stop blooming (every 4–5 years).