
Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia)
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Black-eyed Susan Flowers
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This year, the deer are eating the black eyed susans and cone flowers!!
Seems nothing is deer resistance.
Deer will eat anything if they are hungry enough but they certainly see some plants as candy and others as distasteful. Here is a list of deer-resistant plants: https://www.almanac.com/deer-resistant-plants
Worse than ever this year. What I see are earwigs, though I saw a slug elsewhere on the property. What can I do that wont hurt the dog or the good insects?
Slugs- Egg shells or anything that is ruff edged.
Baking soda around plant based.
Use neem oil or insecticidal soap. Search on this site for natural pesticides: https://www.almanac.com/organic-pesticides
Last year I planted several red and orange black eyed Susan's. They grew and were beautiful. When they came up and flowered this year, they are only yellow flowers. What happened to the fed and orange ones?
It IS a mystery with many flowers ! except hydrangea (where you put down more folic acid plant food on them) and they change color from blue to pink or a mix! and get purple ! My neighbor does this. For me, it was ROSE OF SHARON bushes out back. They are all rootings from my mother's home which bloom the lavendar color --- last year the 3rd bush bloomed white ! How in the world did that happen! Heaven sent.
This question comes up a lot about different flowers … and we do not have an answer. It’s a mystery. If anyone out there has an answer–or a theory–pls share.
I have heavily landscaped an acre so I use flowers that self-seed, perennials and bulbs as much as possible. The Susans are the most invasive flowers I have. I sprinkled a lot of seeds about 10 years ago and they quickly covered everything. They even pop up all over the lawn so I spend time pulling some out and planting them along fencelines. Works well as long as they are small. If it wasn’t for them, there would be flowers in some areas so I’m glad they spread.
I live in zone 9b in northern California and have planted Black-eyed Susans for the first time. I had no idea they were rhizomes which I tend to avoid. Are they likely to take over the garden in our hot, dry climate? Thanks for all the helpful information about this plant.
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