Rudbeckia hirta, Black Eyed Susans Seed Balls

Attract bees, butterflies, and birds to your backyard with Black Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta). A favorite both in the wild and in cottage gardens, this cheerful plant produces an abundance of golden, 4-inch flowers with a velvety brown center late summer and fall. Plants reach 3-feet tall. Bees and butterflies love the pollen-rich flowers, and finches feast on the seeds in the fall. A bright US native wildflower for pollinator and habitat gardens. Native Americans used Black-Eyed Susan as a poultice for snake bites and to treat respiratory infections. Plant outdoors Spring or Fall. Seeds will germinate when conditions are optimal. In good conditions, flowers appear the first year. DETAILED INFORMATION • A perennial • Native to throughout the Central and Eastern US • full sun and well-draining • Moderate Water Requirement • Sow Spring or Fall, 12-24 inches apart • Zone 3-9 Black Eyed Susans is native to the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,