Brown Eyed Susan

Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) is a biennial forb native to Eastern and Central US states (such as Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois) that can thrive in USDA Zones 3–10 as a self-seeding biennial. Reaching a mature height of 2–5 feet with an upright multi-branched growth habit, it features three-lobed lower green leaves and produces abundant small yellow flowers with deep purple-brown centers. It thrives in moist to dry open woods, prairies, and thickets and is ideal for habitat restoration, woodland edge plantings, and pollinator conservation plots.