With it's distinctive coloring, the Black-eyed Susan is easily seen spotted
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In Bloom: May–September
Native to most of North America,brthe Black-Eyed Susan is part of the sunflower family. With its bright-yellow flowersbrset around a deep chocolate-brown-to-black center, this flower can be easily spottedbralong roadsides, fields and open woods.
Flower Fact:The state flower of Maryland gave its nickname to the famed Preakness Stakes heldbreach year in Baltimore. The highly acclaimed thoroughbred race is also called, “ThebrRun for the Black-Eyed Susans,” as the winning horse is adorned with a blanket ofbrsimilar flowers.