Thanks so much for this, I have been looking for good information on Black eyed Susan for ages and yours is the first comprehensive article I have found. Where I live in Ireland echinacea is hard to grow but this beautiful plant flourishes well. Every herbalist needs to be far more committed to sustainability and making use of plants which grow locally, so I appreciate this post
Here the E. purpura can grow ok, but it doesn’t spread like the Black Eyed Susan. I do think that it likes drier conditions, or at least very good drainage.
This is so welcome today. I am very behind with planting this year (but catching up...eventually). Today I was wondering where I should plant the blackeyed susan and where I would put my french merigolds. Do black eyed susan do well in partial shade or best in direct sun for hours? You say it is a weed and I definitely have weeds. Haha, shade and sun.
Thank you for your information about all plants and the good that every one of them have.
Both. Black eyed Susan can take full sun and part shade. It’s drought tolerant, but will look smaller and spindlier with many smaller blooms when it’s dry as a bone. It’s range is 1 to 4 feet high based on how happy it is, but very hard to kill it entirely. Your place might be kind of like mine. The much needed rain held up planting this year. Thanks for your kind words!
Thanks so much for this, I have been looking for good information on Black eyed Susan for ages and yours is the first comprehensive article I have found. Where I live in Ireland echinacea is hard to grow but this beautiful plant flourishes well. Every herbalist needs to be far more committed to sustainability and making use of plants which grow locally, so I appreciate this post
ThankYOU!
Here the E. purpura can grow ok, but it doesn’t spread like the Black Eyed Susan. I do think that it likes drier conditions, or at least very good drainage.
Let’s all Support our weeds!
I had no idea black eyed Susan had medicinal uses! Mine are happily spreading after much coaxing on my part for a couple of years.
😎Now you have at least some preparation for the zombie apocalypse, plus cool blooms in the summer.
This is so welcome today. I am very behind with planting this year (but catching up...eventually). Today I was wondering where I should plant the blackeyed susan and where I would put my french merigolds. Do black eyed susan do well in partial shade or best in direct sun for hours? You say it is a weed and I definitely have weeds. Haha, shade and sun.
Thank you for your information about all plants and the good that every one of them have.
Both. Black eyed Susan can take full sun and part shade. It’s drought tolerant, but will look smaller and spindlier with many smaller blooms when it’s dry as a bone. It’s range is 1 to 4 feet high based on how happy it is, but very hard to kill it entirely. Your place might be kind of like mine. The much needed rain held up planting this year. Thanks for your kind words!