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Rudbeckia triloba
Brown-eyed Susan
Most photos by Ann Grandy and Sally J.A.Finzel, unless otherwise noted to the left. Please ask for permission before using images.

Soil: Hydric(Moist) to Mesic(Medium)
Sun: Full to Part
Height: 2'-4'
Color: Yellow
Blooms: August-October
Flowers: The flower-heads are 1"-2" wide and have 6-10 petal-like ray flowers surrounding the cone-shaped cluster of head flowers. There are often 50-100 flower-heads per plant.
Leaves: The 3"-4" leaves are coarsely toothed.

 

Suggested Uses:

This showy wildflower is a nice addition to a rain garden in semi-shaded situations! It is also attractive to birds and is a nice addition to any birdwatchers garden!

 

Interesting Facts

Medicinal Uses:
Food Use:
Name:
Named for Olaf Rudbeck - botanist at the University in Upsala, Sweden.
Other Names: Thin-leaved Coneflower

Option Price Quantity
Seed Packets
(at least 25 seeds)
$2.95
3 1/2-inch pots $4.25
6-pack $6.95
5 3/4-inch pots $7.95
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Do not use native plants for food or medicine based on the information in this website. The information listed here is included for entertainment only, not as a recommendation. Please do not eat any native plants!


Morning Sky Greenery is a Minnesota Native Plant Nursery, growing native plants for shoreline restoration, raingardens and infiltration basins, and backyard butterfly, birdwatcher and pollinator gardens. We carry many native plants of North America, specifically midwest varieties. We have the expertise and the plants available to make any size native landscape or garden project a success!

MN Native Wildflowers and Grasses • Native Prairie Plants • Native Plants of North America &bull Shoreline Restoration &bull Native Raingardens