Rudbeckia or Black Eyed Susans are a long lasting plant.
They grow about 45 to 100 cm. high in full sun and will tolerate dry conditions. It is sometimes listed as a perennial or a hardy biennial. This is a plant you very often see growing wild along the sides of roads and in fields.Blooms appear towards the end of June and last right through to fall. The plant will attract butterfiles.
This bud is just about to unfurl.
And throughout the garden they will be moving gently in the breeze.
Be sure to continually snip off the spent blooms to encourage more.
At the end of the season let bloom dry out on plant.
After the flower petals fall off, pick the seed head. Running your thumb nail along the seedpod will give you the tiny rudbekia seeds.

I also just tuck the seedpods in among the remaining stems of the plants and it will reseed itself the following year.

Leaving the seedpods on the plant over the winter will provide food for the birds. The plant will also self seed itself.After the flower petals fall off, pick the seed head. Running your thumb nail along the seedpod will give you the tiny rudbekia seeds.

I also just tuck the seedpods in among the remaining stems of the plants and it will reseed itself the following year.






