Black-Eyed Susans
One of the most cheerful flowers in the summertime is the Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta. The spectacular flowers I have photographed here are in a garden along a sidewalk in the small town nearby. A slightly less spectacular variety of this flower can frequently be seen in spots along roadsides in this area, too.
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Can you spy the ant in the above photo? 😁
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Black-Eyed Susans are in the sunflower family. The roots of the plant have some medicinal benefits, and were used by Native Americans for colds, flu, infection, swelling, and as a poultice for snake bite.
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The plants were originally native to the Eastern and Central regions of the US, but have been naturalized in other areas of the North American continent. Today, these pretty flowers can be found in all 48 contiguous states of the US as well as all 10 Canadian provinces.
SOURCES
1 Wikipedia: Rudbeckia hirta
This flower looks really pretty. 😍
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Black eyed susans are wonderful shiny flowers... =)) Your shots make them honor ;-)
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Wow, this is beautiful! Amazing colour! Really impressed with this! wonderful work thekittygirl.
Beautiful flower i love it and yes the ants love the taste of sweetness 😁 but still nice shot thanks for sharing
I know these tend to grow wild, but I don't have any on my property- so about two months ago I was able to get some while foraging.
I dried the seeds/flowers and now I can add to my flower/herb garden next year!
The black eyed Susan flower is one of favorite flowers, it is simple but elegant in its own way and the color is so rich. I never new anything about it having medicinal properties so I learned something new today, Thanks.