Black eyed suzies! moved themselves!

[catjac1975]

I planted Black eyed suzies, a beautiful perennial I hoped would make my hill more attractive I have found them every where but where I planted them! in the driveway, the yard at the top of the hill, in the garden!! what is going on

Black Eyed Susans, or Rudbeckia, behave more like an annual or sometimes a biennial. They reseed heartily which is probably what you are experiencing. I never get rid of my seeds from the plants. I throw them where I may want them to bloom. I am across from a riverbank and always throw all my deadheads there in the fall.
(I own the land) It has resulted in what looks like a beautiful patch of wildflowers growing. It is however cultivated plants that have self sown. I have found quite a few poppies there which I move to my perennial beds. Having a place to throw seed pods is a great way to get easy free plants.

 

[thistlebloom]

My Rudbeckias are Goldsturm, and are truly hardy perennials. My clump has reached the size of a love seat from planting 3 from 1 gallon pots several years ago.

I just discovered that there are 25(!) species of Rudbeckia. I have another version of them, and I don't remember their name, but they get about 6 feet tall with large soft blooms. Maybe it's laciniata?

ETA- Yep, yep, looked them up and that's them!

 

[canesisters]

Maybe I should try them along my driveway. Nothing has taken hold there other than day lilies.

 

[annageckos]

My black eyed susans came from a wildflower seed mix, I've moved them around the yard and now they come back every year. I have a bunch in the back of the yard, near a bird feeder that the goldfinches love.

 

[the1honeycomb]

NIce I only have 2 or three little batches but I just started them last year so maybe this year they will spread better