honeybee black eyed susan rudbeckia

navigate by keyword : honeybee black eyed susan rudbeckia flowers feature prominent raised central disc brown shades green between tones giving rise familiar common names coneflowers susans native north america species cultivated gardens showy yellow gold flower heads bloom mid late summer produced daisy like inflorescences orange florets arranged cone shaped head ray tend point decumbent opens eaten caterpillars lepidoptera including cabbage moths dot

Honeybee on a Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Honeybee closeup on Black-eyed Susan flower Royalty Free Stock Photo

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). North American flower plant native to East and Central America. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Honeybee on a Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia flowers feature a prominent, raised central disc in black, brown shades of green, and in-between tones, giving rise to their familiar common names of coneflowers and black-eyed-susans. All are native to North America, and many species are cultivated in gardens for their showy yellow or gold flower heads that bloom in mid to late summer. The flowers are produced in daisy-like inflorescences, with yellow or orange florets arranged in a prominent, cone-shaped head "cone-shaped" because the ray florets tend to point out and down (are decumbent) as the flower head opens. Rudbeckia species are eaten by the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera species including cabbage moths and dot moths.