Container gardening - Black Eyed Susans

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skiellach Penfield, NY Sep 17, 2007

My granddaughters gave me a small pot of black eyed susans. I put it in a 6" clay pot and it survived and added one flower to it since early July. Now that the flowers have all died, I'd like to keep the plant, but can't put it in the ground since I'll be moving to a townhouse next spring.
I would like to continue to enjoy this flower, but need to know what to do with it throughout the winter. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Sharon

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DanceyTx Midway, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 20, 2007

Sharon I don't know much about your planting zone but here in Tx we have lots of Black Eyed Susans. They grow wild here. I have some in my yard and also in a pot. Mine die out in winter and come back every year from seed. So I would think you may have new plants come up next spring in that same pot but it won't be the very same plant you were given. It will be new plants from the seed they drop.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 21, 2007

Black eyed Susans are perennials, they're hardy to pretty chilly zones. They're herbaceous which means they die back during the winter, but the same plants will come back next year.

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Sep 21, 2007

Mine come back every year with lots of new ones from the seed the parent plant drops. They are usually some the last to emerge though. How early/late are you moving next spring? You might want to clip off at least one seed head to save just in case your volunteers don't come up before you move. But, as ecrane said, your parent plant should come back next year. I'd leave it outside in a sheltered area (perhaps a garage or shed) since it's in a pot and you live in a colder climate than I do.

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