The unsung hero of the cut flower garden, black-eyed Susan flowers will bloom nonstop all summer.
When I started growing black-eyed Susan in my garden, I often saw it referred to by other names in my seed catalogs. The same happened in the index of a gardening book or photo captions: I was often redirected to look up Rudbeckia, brown-eyed Susan, or even cornflower. This led me to do some research on…
If you’re looking for a sturdy, profusely-blooming, easy-to-grow flower, then black-eyed Susan is your girl. Well, your flower, anyway. Black-eyed Susan walks the line between annual and perennial flowers, which muddies the question of whether it will bloom the first year or not. Rest assured, you’ll get your blooms. Many varieties of black-eyed Susan, such…
