{"product_id":"black-eyed-susan-rudbeckia-hirta","title":"Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBlack-Eyed Susan \u003cem\u003e(Rudbeckia hirta)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack-Eyed Susan is America's wildflower — the bright golden daisy with the dark chocolate center that has graced roadsides, meadows, and gardens from coast to coast for as long as anyone can remember. In the Louisiana prairie, it blooms from late spring through fall, its cheerful yellow flowers rising above the grass in waves of color that define the summer prairie landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBotanical Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Asteraceae (Daisy family)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Throughout North America; native to Louisiana's prairies, roadsides, and open woodlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA Hardiness Zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1–3 feet tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e May–October (one of the longest bloom seasons of any native wildflower)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adaptable; tolerates clay, loam, and poor soils; drought-tolerant; self-seeds freely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePrairie Movement \u0026amp; Ecological Role\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack-Eyed Susan is one of the most important native wildflowers for generalist pollinators — its open, accessible flowers welcoming native bees, bumblebees, butterflies, and beetles of all kinds. It is a host plant for the Silvery Checkerspot butterfly and the Wavy-lined Emerald moth. Its seeds are a critical food source for American Goldfinches, which cling to the seed heads through fall and winter. Its long bloom season — from late spring through hard frost — makes it one of the most reliable nectar sources in the prairie strip across the entire growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn the Prairie Movement Strip\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003ePrairie Movement Strip | Wind, Pollinators \u0026amp; Motion\u003c\/em\u003e collection at Big Mamou Enterprises, Black-Eyed Susan is the prairie strip's most welcoming wildflower — cheerful, generous, and blooming from May to frost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Mamou Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49765844549872,"sku":null,"price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/7171\/5056\/files\/image_bdb47156-2800-4387-b90c-6f338094c9c7.png?v=1779823880","url":"https:\/\/realtimecajun.com\/products\/black-eyed-susan-rudbeckia-hirta","provider":"Big Mamou Enterprises","version":"1.0","type":"link"}