Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

A meadow for the Eastern Meadowlark

A grassland bird losing its grasslands. Native bunchgrasses bring back the insects and cover it needs.

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⚠ Supports a species at risk

Who this brings back

Supports 5 species at risk.

BobolinkThreatenedBird
A bubbling song of summer meadows, now threatened. Native grasses rebuild the habitat it raises its young in.
Olive-sided FlycatcherThreatenedBird
It perches on tall spruces and sallies out to catch flying insects. Native blooms keep its prey in the air.
Eastern Wood-PeweeSpecial concernBird
Its slow 'pee-a-wee' call is heard less each year. It needs the flying insects native plants support.

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Transverse Lady BeetleSpecial concernBeetle

Our native ladybugs are being pushed out. Native plants give them aphids to hunt and cover to overwinter.

Photos: Photo by Paul Engel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo by Mike's Birds, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo by Dan Pancamo, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo by Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0

Where it grows

Prairies, old fields, and roadsides.

Other plants the Eastern Meadowlark needs

Little Bluestem Big Bluestem Big Bluestem

Growing Black-Eyed Susan

Type: Wildflower
Bloom: June–September
Flowers: Yellow
Light: Full sun
Soil: Dry, Moist
Mature size: 30–75 cm

Native range

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