Black-Eyed Susan
Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia hirta is an annual to short-lived perennial native to Alachua County. It likes full sun and soil that is somewhat moist to soil that experiences very long very dry periods. It often easily self-seeds. It is a larval host for the silvery checkerspot (which might not come this far south, but I have seen my R. hirtas eaten up before by something).
Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia hirta is an annual to short-lived perennial native to Alachua County. It likes full sun and soil that is somewhat moist to soil that experiences very long very dry periods. It often easily self-seeds. It is a larval host for the silvery checkerspot (which might not come this far south, but I have seen my R. hirtas eaten up before by something).
Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia hirta is an annual to short-lived perennial native to Alachua County. It likes full sun and soil that is somewhat moist to soil that experiences very long very dry periods. It often easily self-seeds. It is a larval host for the silvery checkerspot (which might not come this far south, but I have seen my R. hirtas eaten up before by something).