tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160685671742905414.post5796667035072201282..comments2023-04-03T08:35:15.922+01:00Comments on My Pensby Garden: RudbeckiaScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160685671742905414.post-67960944005324954272008-09-30T04:53:00.000+01:002008-09-30T04:53:00.000+01:00Black-eyed Susan is the usual common name of a num...Black-eyed Susan is the usual common name of a number of garden flowers: <BR/>Rudbeckia hirta, a member of the sunflower tribe of the large family Asteraceae <BR/>A number of other members of the genus Rudbeckia including R. fulgida var. sullivantii Goldsturm and R. missouriensis <BR/>Hibiscus trionum in the family Malvaceae <BR/>Thunbergia alata, in the family Acanthaceae <BR/>Some members of the Australian plant genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae) <BR/><BR/>I guess that's why we have scientific names><BR/> <BR/>('Black-eyed Susan' is also a song by John Gay (1685 - 1732), a song by the Triffids, the name of an Australian band, the name of a jazz quartet from Baltimore, a Morrissey song, a Paul Westerberg song, the name of a play, and the name of a cocktail which is the official drink of the Preakness stakes horse race. It consists of 2 parts Bourbon whiskey, 1 part citrus vodka, 3 parts sweet & sour mix, one part orange juice and garnished with orange and a cocktail cherry. )Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160685671742905414.post-21908740911992916572008-09-29T08:47:00.000+01:002008-09-29T08:47:00.000+01:00I'm confused... I thought Rudbeckia goldsturm was ...I'm confused... I thought Rudbeckia goldsturm was the one known as black-eyed susan, but both seem to have the same common name when I google them.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624194722106155800noreply@blogger.com