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Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia

9.0
A garden plant with bright yellow or orange cone-shaped flowers with dark centres
  • noun
  • /rʌdˈbɛkiə/
  • Specialized
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  • The bright yellow flowers of rudbeckia attract many butterflies to the garden.
  • Summer Rudbeckia
  • Indian Rudbeckia

Examples

  • Snapdragons and rudbeckia and pink cushion flowers.

  • Samuel buried the rudbeckia in a trash can out back.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Flora was cutting the daylilies and rudbeckia that border her yard, readying them for winter.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • So we thinned our campanulas, our rudbeckias, our Yarrow.

  • In late summer, the rudbeckia blooms create a cheerful display in the flowerbed.

  • Planting rudbeckia is a great way to add color and attract pollinators to your yard.

Synonyms

coneflower
vsRudbeckia
  • US
1 7.1

A North American wildflower with a cone-shaped center and long petals around it

is one specific genus within that broader group

Compounds

Rudbeckia hirta
  • Specialized
8.8

A North American flowering plant with yellow or orange petals and a dark centre

Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall garden plant with large, showy yellow flowers that have many petals

Surface Forms

Rudbeckia singular
Rudbeckias plural

Etymology

Rudbeckia comes from the name of a Swedish plant scientist, Rudbeck, who was honoured by later botanists. So these bright, cone-shaped 'coneflowers' or 'black-eyed Susans' are called Rudbeckia because they carry his name.