Golden blooms on tall stem

Name: Giant black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia maxima)

Zones: 4 to 8

Size: ^ feet tall and 2 feet wide conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist soil

Native to wet areas in several southestern states, gaint black-eyed Susan deserves more use in ornamental gardens. The coarse-textured leaves are 6 to 8 inches long and form a mounding mass of incredible blue-gray foliage. In summer, stems up to 6 feet tall grow out of the base of the plant to disply large daisy flowers. This is a plant that's sure to stop you in your tracks.