Tag: Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Maryland state flower

State Flower Of Maryland

August 21, 2026

I’ve been waiting so long for these flowers to first, go to bud, and then to BLOOM! Now, they’ve been blooming for me for about a week, bringing me such pleasure. The flower? Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), the state flower of Maryland.

They start out their summer life with a cluster of basal leaves that remind me of big spoons that have thick handles. Other Black-eyed Susan species don’t have this characteristic, which helps me find which are the Rudbeckia hirta and which are not.

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Rudbeckia Hirta Maryland State Flower

August 7, 2026

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). This, the Maryland state flower, is thinking of blooming. They’re just buds right now, but in just a few days they’ll be in full bloom. Maryland is the state where I was raised. A state I am mighty proud to claim as mine.

This Black-eyed Susan is said to be an annual or sometimes a biennial or perennial. That’s a bit confusing. In my gardens though, I find them to be biennials. That means it is a plant that has a 2 year biological life. During its first year it simply grows roots and stems with no blooms. It is dormant over the winter and blooms, creating seeds, and dies in the second year.

I can hardly wait for the blooms to happen.

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Another Dusting Today

January 18, 2026

Midafternoon today, I looked out and saw snow coming down out of the sky, hard and heavy. It went on for a while but only left a dusting. Another day of pure joy.

These seedheads, topped with some of that snow, are the Maryland state flower, Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). The green, snow covered leaves in the background are of Yucca filamentosa, the state flower of New Mexico, though the state doesn’t specify a species of Yucca. This one is a native to Virginia. Two special plants to Maryland and New Mexico.

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Two Very Special States

Two very special states. Two very special state flowers.

In the foreground, Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) blooming for the second time which pleases me greatly. Planted them last year and now they’re back again. Maryland state flower since 1918.

In the background, Yucca (Yucca filamentosa) has been blooming every year for many many years in this spot. New Mexico became a state in 1912 and in 1927 the Yucca became the state flower.

For sure, two very special states and two very special state flowers.

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Almost!

I was raised in Maryland. A state I love. And I love the state flower, designated as the state flower way back in 1918. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). I purchased some to plant in my garden at the Greene County Farmers Market last year. This (above) was then.

This is now. A little ways to go but well on its way to making me quite proud to have some of Maryland’s state flower blooming in my yard.

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