Black Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia - Annual Flower - 10 Seeds Jiffy Plugs and West Indian gourd

and West Indian gourd

Members of the genus usually have large spines and small flowers

it is for these window-like structures that the genus is named

The leaves are opposite and triangular in section

Black Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia - Annual Flower - 10 Seeds Jiffy Plugs and West Indian gourdBlack eyed Susans (Rudbeckia), also called coneflowers (not to be confused with Echinacea), are easy to grow, pest and disease resistant, and widely adaptable. Adding sunny colour (lemon yellow, gold, chestnut, mahogany, bronze, and multi colours) to perennial beds, mixed borders, containers, and fresh or dried arrangements, Black eyed Susans offer a range of sizes, shapes, and forms. They start from seed easily and naturalize readily.