black-eyed Susan
noun
black-eyed Su·san
ˈblak-ˌīd-ˈsü-zᵊn 
: a North American coneflower (Rudbeckia hirta synonym R. serotina) having flower heads with deep yellow to orange rays and dark conical disks
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Rudbeckia or black-eyed Susan come in a rainbow of colors, but classic golden-yellow black-eyed Susan is the perfect shade for autumn planters.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Consider long-blooming summer flowers such as black-eyed Susan, as well as goldenrod, sedum and asters.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Beyond that, try one or two each of black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), bearded iris (Iris Germanica), butterfly-weed (Asclepias tuberosa), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), artemisia, and rosemary as a test.
—Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
While the Kentucky Derby has mint juleps, the Preakness goes for a black-eyed Susan.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 May 2022
In her own yard, Crowe combines ornamental grasses with native black-eyed Susan and nonnative sedum.
—Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022
Pick colorful, feel-good plants such as summer coleus and petunia, fall aster and black-eyed Susan, winter’s fragrant golden Mexican orange and camellia sasanqua, and your favorite spring flowers.
—oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2021
Prairie areas across southern and western Minnesota have become colorful with blooming wildflowers such as oxeye, purple prairie clover, black-eyed Susan, and butterfly milkweed.
—Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 25 June 2021
It is related to our annual black-eyed Susan vine or clock vine with yellow or orange flowers.
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2021
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Consider long-blooming summer flowers such as black-eyed Susan, as well as goldenrod, sedum and asters.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Beyond that, try one or two each of black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), bearded iris (Iris Germanica), butterfly-weed (Asclepias tuberosa), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), artemisia, and rosemary as a test.
—Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
While the Kentucky Derby has mint juleps, the Preakness goes for a black-eyed Susan.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 May 2022
In her own yard, Crowe combines ornamental grasses with native black-eyed Susan and nonnative sedum.
—Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022
Pick colorful, feel-good plants such as summer coleus and petunia, fall aster and black-eyed Susan, winter’s fragrant golden Mexican orange and camellia sasanqua, and your favorite spring flowers.
—oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2021
Prairie areas across southern and western Minnesota have become colorful with blooming wildflowers such as oxeye, purple prairie clover, black-eyed Susan, and butterfly milkweed.
—Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 25 June 2021
It is related to our annual black-eyed Susan vine or clock vine with yellow or orange flowers.
—Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2021
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