Goldsturm Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’ · a golden-yellow black-eyed Susan
A Perennial Plant of the Year that pours out big golden daisies with dark centres from midsummer to frost, showy massed and loved by butterflies and bees. It's easy, and deer leave it alone. Leave the black seed heads for winter interest and small birds. Give it room for air, as crowding invites leaf spot.
- Mature size
- 2 × 1.5 ft
- 0.6 × 0.5 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 4a–9b
- USDA
- Sun
- Full sun to part sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
- Blooms
- Jul–Oct
Goldsturm Black-eyed Susan at its mature size
A mature Goldsturm Black-eyed Susan grows 1.5 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: NC State Extension, Walters Gardens.
Through the year
What Goldsturm Black-eyed Susan looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
Below ground · Dec–Mar
Dies back to the ground; draw nothing but keep it selectable.
In leaf · Apr–Jun
Clump of dark green leaves, no flowers.
In flower · Jul–Oct
Golden daisies with dark cones over dark green leaves.
Dormant · Nov
Dark seed cones on dry stems.
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Growing Goldsturm Black-eyed Susan
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Plains and Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest.
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Good for
- Drought tolerant, deer resistant, pollinators, and winter interest
- Leaves
- Dies back in winter
- Native to
- Eastern North America
Spacing
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Goldsturm Black-eyed Susan, that’s about 1.5 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Goldsturm Black-eyed Susan in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other black-eyed susans
Goldsturm Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed SusanAll drawn to the same scale.