Winner of Multiple Major Awards

Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia, was named an All-American Selection Winner in 1995 and still is considered one of the best. Enormous 6-9” flower heads on sturdy 3-3 ½’ plants appear all summer into fall. A prolific bloomer, you can count on armloads of sunny yellow daisies. We use it often in pots as an annual for bright color all summer and fall. Fantastic alone in pots on patios and entranceways, in mixed pots, and the garden. It is not long-lived but reseeds prolifically for years and years of flowers. A larger-flowered and more vigorous version of the Missouri native Rudbeckia hirta.

A prolific bloomer, you can count on armloads of sunny yellow daisies. We use it often in pots as an annual for bright color all summer and fall. Fantastic alone in pots on patios and entranceways, in mixed pots, and the garden. It is not long-lived but reseeds perfectly for years and years of flowers.

Plant in full sun to part shade. Although drought tolerant, for best results, keep well watered, especially when plants are setting up buds and blooming.

All American Selections, AAS, is an independent, nonprofit organization that tests new varieties and introduces what it considers the best garden performers as AAS winners. AAS winners have proven themselves exceptional varieties over a broad range of growing conditions. Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia has won this prestigious designation.

“Inspire. Connect. Grow.” National Garden Bureau is a nonprofit organization that exists to educate, inspire, and motivate people to increase the use of garden seeds, plants, and products in homes, gardens, and workplaces by being the marketing arm of the gardening industry. Our members are experts in horticulture, and our information comes directly from these sources. The National Garden Bureau has designated Rudbeckia as the 2023 Perennial Plant of the Year.

Missouri Botanical Gardens Plants of Merit Winner