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Black-eyed Susan
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Black-eyed Susan
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Last month I listed off some of my picks as the ten best Native Texas Flowers to use
in the home landscape. This month and the next nine months I will go down that list
giving a little more detail on each of those plants. These plants are all excellent for
the home garden and all very easy to grow. The first up is Rudbeckia hirta or Black
Eyed Susan.
The Black Eyed Susan Plant is a great perennial flower that displays beautiful yellow
flowers from May to November. It is a true favorite of pioneer gardeners and many of
our grandmothers and great grandmothers grew this hardy plant around their
homestead. Black Eyed Susan will grow in just about any type of soil as long as it is
well drained. They will also grow in areas of full sun to moderate shade, making the
Black Eyed Susan one of the most adaptable plants around. Typically the Black
eyed Susan will grow from two to three feet in height and then display their large
yellow blossoms which attract butterflies and song birds.
in the home landscape. This month and the next nine months I will go down that list
giving a little more detail on each of those plants. These plants are all excellent for
the home garden and all very easy to grow. The first up is Rudbeckia hirta or Black
Eyed Susan.
The Black Eyed Susan Plant is a great perennial flower that displays beautiful yellow
flowers from May to November. It is a true favorite of pioneer gardeners and many of
our grandmothers and great grandmothers grew this hardy plant around their
homestead. Black Eyed Susan will grow in just about any type of soil as long as it is
well drained. They will also grow in areas of full sun to moderate shade, making the
Black Eyed Susan one of the most adaptable plants around. Typically the Black
eyed Susan will grow from two to three feet in height and then display their large
yellow blossoms which attract butterflies and song birds.
Aside from their beauty in the garden, Back Eyed Susan also allows us to bring the
beauty indoors. When used as a cut flower the Black Eyed Susan will last for days and
days. The leaves of the plant are also good for making a tasty and soothing herbal
tonic or tea. And various parts of the plant can be used for dying cloth from shades of
green to yellow. The Cherokee tribes found that the juice from the roots of the Black
Eyed Susan helped to cure earaches.
Because of the popularity and the fact that the Black Eyed Susan are very easy to
grow, they can be found at almost all local nurseries for sale during the spring months.
They are also quite easy to grow from seed and are among the wildflowers that can be
planted in either the spring or the fall. An ounce of Black Eyed Susan seed will cover
up to 1,200 square feet, so a little bit goes a very long ways. This makes the Black
Eyed Susan a very economical Texas Native to plant in your own back yard.
beauty indoors. When used as a cut flower the Black Eyed Susan will last for days and
days. The leaves of the plant are also good for making a tasty and soothing herbal
tonic or tea. And various parts of the plant can be used for dying cloth from shades of
green to yellow. The Cherokee tribes found that the juice from the roots of the Black
Eyed Susan helped to cure earaches.
Because of the popularity and the fact that the Black Eyed Susan are very easy to
grow, they can be found at almost all local nurseries for sale during the spring months.
They are also quite easy to grow from seed and are among the wildflowers that can be
planted in either the spring or the fall. An ounce of Black Eyed Susan seed will cover
up to 1,200 square feet, so a little bit goes a very long ways. This makes the Black
Eyed Susan a very economical Texas Native to plant in your own back yard.