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Rudbeckia American Gold Rush – A Summer Showstopper

Bring radiant waves of golden-yellow blooms to your garden with Rudbeckia American Gold Rush—a 2020 Perennial Plant of the Year® winner. Loved for its long-lasting color, pollinator power, and easy-care nature, this black-eyed Susan thrives in heat, humidity, and even resistant to leaf spotting that plagues other Rudbeckias. Plant it once, and enjoy seasons of sunshine at ground level.

Perfect for borders, pollinator gardens, or mass plantings, American Gold Rush is a true garden workhorse that never sacrifices beauty.

Quick Specs:

Height & Width: 22–27” tall × 40–48” wide
Hardiness Zone: 4–9
Light: Full sun
Bloom Time & Color: Mid-summer to frost; golden-yellow petals with dark cone centers
Uses: Pollinator gardens, borders, containers, cut flowers, mass plantings
Special Attributes:
- 2020 Perennial Plant of the Year®
- Deer and drought resistant
- Disease-resistant foliage (no leaf spot!)
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds

Mature Average Height:	22-26 Inches
Mature Average Width:	40-44 Inches
Light Requirement:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Hardiness Zone:	4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Bloom Color:	Yellow
Bloom Time:	Fall, Summer
Use:	Container Gardens, Cut Flower, Rain Garden
Special Feature:	Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Bee Friendly, Native/Nativar, Long Blooming