Rudbeckia hirta- Black-eyed Susan Size:RUDHIR-PINT A cluster of shoots push

A cluster of shoots push up through the ground and bear delicate leaves and flowers with a unique nodding posture

elongated seed pods upon pollination

showy colony

Side-oats Grama is a hardy

Height: 1ft

Rudbeckia hirta- Black-eyed Susan Size:RUDHIR-PINT A cluster of shoots pushBlack eyed Susan is a beloved Illinois native that grows quickly and easily in a range of garden conditions. It is a biennial that self sows such that it will reappear year after year, though not always in the same place. Its cheerful yellow, daisy like flowers last for weeks or even months on end, bringing a steady parade of different types of pollinators. Its foliage hosts the larvae of both the Wavy Lined Emerald moth and the Silvery Checkerspot