Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), also known as Brown Betty or Hairy Coneflower, is an ornamental flowering perennial admired for its bright yellow daisy-like blooms with dark central cones. This live plant is ideal for cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, borders, meadow planting, and decorative landscapes.

The cheerful yellow flowers provide vibrant seasonal color in sunny outdoor spaces and attract butterflies and beneficial pollinators throughout the blooming season. Black Eyed Susan is valued for its hardy growth habit and suitability for naturalized landscapes, perennial flower beds, and low-maintenance garden designs.

Important Note: You will receive a live starter plant. Photos show mature flowering plants for reference only. Actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be smaller than images shown.

• Bright yellow daisy-like blooms
• Dark ornamental center cones
• Hardy perennial flowering plant
• Suitable for pollinator gardens
• Ideal for borders and meadow planting
• Decorative cottage garden flower
• Attracts butterflies and pollinators
• Thrives in sunny outdoor spaces
• Naturalized landscape perennial
• Live perennial garden plant

Plant Details:

• Common Name: Black Eyed Susan
• Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta
• Plant Type: Flowering Perennial
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Flower Color: Yellow with Dark Center
• Sunlight: Full Sun
• Soil: Well-draining garden soil
• Water: Moderate watering
• USDA Zone: 3–9

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.