Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan

Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer') is a spectacular, large-flowered variety that takes the classic black-eyed susan to extraordinary new heights — producing enormous, bold golden-yellow daisy flowers measuring an impressive 6–9 inches across, each centered with a prominent dark brown-black eye that creates a stunning, high-contrast focal point in the summer and fall garden border. An All-America Selections winner celebrated for its outstanding garden performance, Indian Summer delivers some of the largest and most dramatic Rudbeckia blooms available anywhere.

Grown from professional-grade nursery stock, Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan arrives with a vigorous, well-established root system ready to establish quickly and deliver its spectacular oversized blooms from midsummer through fall. Its large, bold flowers create an immediate visual impact in the sunny border, cutting garden, and mixed perennial planting — filling the garden with warm, golden color that glows from across the landscape during the peak of summer and into autumn.

• Spectacular Oversized Golden Blooms: Enormous golden-yellow daisy flowers measuring an impressive 6–9 inches across — among the largest of any Rudbeckia variety — create a bold, dramatic focal point in the sunny border and cutting garden that delivers maximum visual impact from midsummer through fall.
• All-America Selections Winner: A recognized All-America Selections award winner celebrated for its outstanding garden performance, ease of culture, and exceptional ornamental value — a mark of garden-proven excellence across a wide range of growing conditions and climates.
• Outstanding Cut Flower Performance: The large, long-stemmed golden blooms make exceptional cut flowers, holding well in fresh arrangements and bringing the warmth of the late-summer garden indoors with dramatic, cheerful impact.
• Prolific Pollinator Magnet: The abundant, large-scale golden blooms are highly attractive to butterflies, native bees, and a wide range of beneficial insects throughout the long bloom season, making Indian Summer one of the most ecologically valuable large-flowered perennials for the sunny summer border.
• Professional Grade Root System: This plant arrives with a healthy, well-developed root system that establishes quickly in sunny, well-drained locations and delivers reliable, prolific oversized bloom production from midsummer through fall.

This 4" healthy live plant thrives in full sun with low to moderate water and good drainage. Indian Summer Black-Eyed Susan is a cold-hardy perennial suited to USDA Hardiness Zones 3–9, returning reliably each spring and performing as a dependable, garden-proven late-season bloomer. Mature height reaches 24–36 inches with a spread of 18–24 inches. Primary bloom time runs from midsummer through fall (July–October). Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continued bloom production, or allow seed heads to persist for winter bird interest and natural self-seeding.