S & J Nursey’s Guide to Growing
Brown Eyed Susan / Three Lobed Coneflower
( Rudbeckia Trilobata)
Origins of the Brown Eyed Susan / Three Lobed Coneflower Rudbeckia trilobata:
Allthough native to much of the Eastern United States including Florida, these freely flowering plants have managed to end up with a status of ‘Endangered-State’ for Florida.
Having grown these for a season, I quickly decided they had their place in any
home landscape. They bloom freely in summer when other flowers begin to fade out from the heat and require little in the way of maintenance. It is an easy care perennial plant, that attracts butterflies and other pollinators, and birds love the abundant seeds. Add to that it’s resistance to drought, pests, foraging deer, Florida’s excessive heat and you have a busy gardeners ream plant!
If you love Rudbeckias, you’ve got to try this one and if you’ve never tried
Rudbeckias, triloba should be the first!
A perenial or biennial plant selection. Use it in place of any of your fussier
annual plantings, as a taller plant selection for your perennial beds or add it to your butterfly garden and let it naturalize. I also think this would be a great plant around a bird feeder or birdbath!
Preferred Exposure for Northeast Florida:
– Full sun
– Morning sun with afternoon shade
– Morning shade with afternoon sun
Foliage/ Height and Width of the Rudbeckia triloba / Brown Eyed
Susan Three Lobed Coneflower:
– Medium green foliage can reach 3-4 ft high and 2-3 ft wide.
Rudbeckia triloba Soil Preference / Salt tolerance:
– Moist but well drained soils
– Dry sandy soils
– Rudbeckia plants have a very high salt tolerance.
Bloom:
– Flooms in late summer through fall here in the Northeast Florida
landscape.
– Remove spent flowers to encourage repeat blooming or leave on for seed formation to feed the birds.
– Rudbeckia / Brown Eyed Susan blossoms make excellent cut flowers, and
removing spent blossoms promotes more blossoms so cut to your hearts content!
Care Requirements of the Rudbeckia triloba Brown Eyed Susan for the Norhteast
Florida Jackonville | St. Augustine area gardener:
– Plants are very drought tolerant once established in the landscape, regular water is necessary to get the plant rooted and growing on its own after being planted in the ground from a nursery container.
– Little is needed in the way of care other than the possible desire to
relocate a seedling to a more desired location.
Butterfly or Bird Attracting:
– Rudbeckia will attract butterflies and other pollinators as well as birds to your gardens landscape.
Best Uses For Rudbeckia in the North Florida | Jacksonville | St. Augustine area
garden:
– Rudbeckia have been a favorite of many gardeners throughout the years, and for good reason. They are a great low maintenance plant selection for loads of booms with almost no maintenance after planting. It’s low maintenance habits combined with prolific flowering tendencies make Rudbeckias the perfect addition to any well drained garden area. They even tolerate that hot and dry area of the garden where other plants tend to suffer.
– Plant in masses for a blooms display that cant be missed!
– Rudbeckia makes a great companion plant for other perennials in the garden and adds an instant cottage garden feel when planted in any landscape.
– Perfect for Coastal gardens where the salty soils tend to kill of other
blooming plants.