Biennial native with daisy-like, orange-yellow rays with a domed chocolate center disk. Blooms atop stiff upright stems. Both stems & leaves are coated in fine hairs, explaining the name hirta, meaning hairy. 
Grows in a wide range of soils from average, to medium, to moist, well-drained soils, & is also tolerant to clay. 
When planted in a mass, self-seeding will promote overlapping bloom time. 
Blooms in full sun July-Sept.
Grows 2-3ft tall. 
Tolerant to deer & drought.