Rudbeckia hirta 'Chocolate Orange'

Black-Eyed Susan


Photo courtesy of Swift Greenhouses, Inc.

  • Large, daisy-like flowers with chocolate-mahogany centers and golden-orange petal tips
  • Bushy, dark green foliage
  • Blooms midsummer to fall
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Container
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Garden
Garden
Heat Tolerant
Heat Tolerant
Mass Planting
Mass Planting

Upright perennail with hairry, lance-shaped, green leaves. Daisy-like flowers in a variety of colors and bicolors such as yellow, orange and burgundy, with black, brown or green cones. Blooms from summer to fall. Great for beds and borders, meadow gardens and mass planting.



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers average to medium moisture, well drained soil and full sun, Tolerates a variety of soil conditions, Deadhead for extended bloom time and to prevent any unwanted self seeding, Plants are short lived, leave some flowers in fall if self seeding is desired


Height: 18 in
Spread: 12-24 in
Spacing: 18 in
Price Level 1: $7.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Brown, Burgundy, Gold, Orange
Zone: 5-9
Price Level 2: 5 for $35~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Summer Bloomer
  • Native
  • Border or Bed
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Naturalizing
  • Mass Planting
  • Garden
  • Container
  • Fall Color

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun

Habit:

  • Mounding
  • Upright

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer
  • Fall

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Rudbeckia

Common Name: Black-Eyed Susan

Upright perennail with hairry, lance-shaped, green leaves. Daisy-like flowers in a variety of colors and bicolors such as yellow, orange and burgundy, with black, brown or green cones. Blooms from summer to fall. Great for beds and borders, meadow gardens and mass planting.