August 24, 2025

Rudbeckia hirta is the scientific name. Common names can be mighty confusing. This flower has a long list of common names including, Black-eyed Susan, Yellow Coneflower, Gloriosa Daisy, Brown-eyed Susan, Yellow Ox-Eye Daisy, Bristly Coneflower, Common Black-Eyed Susan, Denver Daisy, Brown Betty, English Bull’s Eye, Poor-Land Daisy, and Golden Jerusalem. That’s why I try to always include the scientific name of anything that I’m posting about. No confusion with that.

Maryland, a very special state to me. And Rudbeckia hirta, Maryland state flower since 1918.

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