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Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Although sometimes called Black-eyed Susan, this variable species is distinct from biennial Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta. Abundant blooms appear mid-summer to fall, each composite flower lasting several weeks. Its native habitat is found in scattered pockets in the Mid-Atlantic Region,* including in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties.
*It is native in DC; historical in the DE Piedmont; and scattered in southeastern counties of PA. In VA, it is frequent in the Piedmont but infrequent in the mountains and inner Coastal Plain.
Learn more about Rudbeckia fulgida.