Landscape Uses
Black-eyed Susan typically stays in a basal rosette the first year, and then produces upright branching stems with flowers in the second year.  This flower is appropriate in a naturalized, semi-wild garden, in borders and in cultivated flower beds.  Remove spent flowers to prolong blooming.

Propagation
Depending on the variety, either sow seeds or divide the root mass during the dormant season.

Special Notes
Good cutting flowers.  While the flowers are blooming, they are likely to attract butterflies. 

Fun Facts
Black-eyed Susan was named for Olaf Rudbeck, who was a Professor of Botany at Uppsala, Sweden and a teacher of Linnaeus.  Linnaeus (1707-1778) developed the system for naming, ranking and classifying plants, animals and minerals.  His work was the basis of the system that is used today.