Maryland State Flower - Black-Eyed Susan


[color photograph of a Black-Eyed Susan]

The Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) has been the official Maryland flower since 1918 (Chapter 458, Acts of 1918; Code State Government Article, sec. 13-305).
Black-Eyed Susans, Anne Arundel County, 1998. Photo by Elizabeth W. Newell.


A yellow daisy, or coneflower, the Black-Eyed Susan blooms in late summer and is commonly found in fields and on roadsides.

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