BLACKEYED SUSAN (Rudbeckia hirta)
WHAT FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT IS BLOOMING TODAY?: BLACKEYED SUSAN (Rudbeckia hirta)
Blooms all year in warm areas. Freely self seeds. Bright flowers that are usually 2 ft. but can reach 3 ft in certain conditions.
Learn: http://www.fnps.org/plants/plant/rudbeckia-hirta
Loved by pollinators and spiders. Birds enjoy the seeds.
Native American Ethnobotany for this genus: http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Rudbeckia+hirta
Where does it grow in Florida? http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2286
My take: http://floridawildlifegardentails.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/five-minutes-with-susan-in-the-garden/
Seeds available: http://www.floridawildflowers.com/products/Rudbeckia-hirta-%252d-Blackeyed%C2%A0Susan.html
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