Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-Eyed Susan)
grows 2-3 ft. tall
full sun
medium moisture (mesic)
yellow flowers with brown centers from July-Oct.
beneficial to bumblebees, solitary bees, specialist bees, butterflies/moths, wasps, beetles
natural habitat: dry woodlands and barrens, clearings, old fields, rich disturbed floodplains, fields, and roadsides; usually found in calcareous soil
beautiful planted in swaths or in meadows
grows 2-3 ft. tall
full sun
medium moisture (mesic)
yellow flowers with brown centers from July-Oct.
beneficial to bumblebees, solitary bees, specialist bees, butterflies/moths, wasps, beetles
natural habitat: dry woodlands and barrens, clearings, old fields, rich disturbed floodplains, fields, and roadsides; usually found in calcareous soil
beautiful planted in swaths or in meadows
grows 2-3 ft. tall
full sun
medium moisture (mesic)
yellow flowers with brown centers from July-Oct.
beneficial to bumblebees, solitary bees, specialist bees, butterflies/moths, wasps, beetles
natural habitat: dry woodlands and barrens, clearings, old fields, rich disturbed floodplains, fields, and roadsides; usually found in calcareous soil
beautiful planted in swaths or in meadows