Rudbeckia hirta Indian Summer
Indian Summer Black Eyed Susan
Indian Summer Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta ‘Indian Summer’) is grown for boldly scaled golden flowers. Broad petals surround a dark center, and individual blooms can reach nearly 5 inches across, giving a few plants considerable presence in a summer bed.
Upright, bristly stems carry the flowers above simple green leaves. This is a short-lived plant, classed as a biennial, with its main value in a strong seasonal display through summer and early fall rather than a permanent woody framework.
Provide sun or light shade and soil that holds some moisture without staying waterlogged. Water new plants regularly while roots establish.
Size (approximate)
• Height: 2–3 ft
• Width: 4–20 in
Hardiness
• RHS H3 (UK hardiness rating)
Best Uses
• Border
• Mass Planting
- Plant type
- Perennial
- Height
- 2-3 ft
- Width
- 4-20 in
- Hardiness zones
- 3–7
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Fall, Summer
- Flower color
- Purple, Yellow
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Green
- Soil
- Clay, Loamy, Moist well-drained
- Landscape use
- Border, Mass Planting
- Shape
- Upright
- Fruit
- No
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
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