Rudbeckia Bloom Up Close is a photograph by Bruce Bley which was uploaded on September 26th, 2015.
Rudbeckia Bloom Up Close
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Eastern and Central United... more
by Bruce Bley
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Rudbeckia Bloom Up Close
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Bruce Bley
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Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Eastern and Central United States. It is one of a number of plants with the common name black-eyed Susan. Other common names for this plant include: brown-eyed Susan, brown Betty, gloriosa daisy, golden Jerusalem, Poorland daisy, yellow daisy, and yellow ox-eye daisy.
The plant also is a traditional Native American medicinal herb in several tribal nations; believed in those cultures to be a remedy, among other things, for colds, flu, infection, swelling and for snake bite (although not all parts of the plant are edible)
It is an upright annual (sometimes biennial or perennial) growing 30-100 cm (12-39 in) tall by 30-45 cm (12-18 in) wide. It has alternate, mostly basal leaves 10-18 cm long, covered by coarse hair, with stout branching stems and daisy-like, composite flowers appearing in late summer and early autumn. In the species, the flowers are up to 10 cm (4 in) in diameter, with yellow ray-florets circling conspicuous brown or black, dome-shaped disc-florets. However, extensive breeding has produced a range of sizes and colors, including oranges, reds and browns.
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Marsha Heiken
Bruce,This is a Fantastic Flower. Love the color and how you photographed it.,Marsha fv Congrats!
Bruce Bley
Tracy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "I Love Photography 2 A Day". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Lilia, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Fine Nature Photography". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Thank you to the buyer of a tote from Sterling, Illinois. I hope you have many years of enjoyment using it. I sincerely appreciate it.
Robyn King
Gorgeous image :-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious compliment, Robyn. I sincerely appreciate it.
Emmy Vickers
Love your POV Bruce. You are so gifted in capturing the true beauty of flowers. Love the bright yellow and lighting. Nicely composed as always! L.
Bruce Bley
Christy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "The Beauty of Nature". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dennis, Thank you for the feature in the group "Photography the Fine Art". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dora, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Visions Of Spring". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
David, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". I sincerely appreciate it.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You", John. I sincerely appreciate the honor.