Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)


Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) blooming in South Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Photographed July 4.

Black and gold—a perfect Pittsburgh flower. Black-Eyed Susan is often planted as an ornamental, but it is also native in our area, as indeed it is in much of the eastern half of the United States. This large stand was blooming in a field in South Park.

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) blooming in South Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) blooming in South Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) blooming in South Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania


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