These plants have beautiful, daisy-like flowers that turn the garden golden from midsummer to frost. Rudbeckia can grow to 1–8 feet tall, depending on species and cultivar.
Wild bees, butterflies, and even your favourite songbirds visit black-eyed Susan flowers. The nectar attracts butterflies and bees, and goldfinches eat the seeds in the flower's brown-black centre.
You can choose from many black-eyed Susan cultivars for your garden. For smaller gardens or pots, try Little Goldstar. The flowers are bright yellow with chocolate centres and bloom from midsummer to early autumn.
They can tolerate dry, damp, and heavy clay soils, but they prefer well-draining, moist soil. Little Goldstar looks excellent bordered or containerised. The best part is deer resistance.