rudbeckia

American

[ruhd-bek-ee-uh, rood-] / rʌdˈbɛk i ə, rud- /

noun

any composite plant of the genus Rudbeckia, having alternate leaves and showy flower heads.

rudbeckia British

/ rʌdˈbɛkɪə /

noun

any plant of the North American genus Rudbeckia , cultivated for their showy flowers, which have golden-yellow rays and green or black conical centres: family Asteraceae (composites) See also coneflower black-eyed Susan

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Etymology

Origin of rudbeckia

1750–60; < New Latin; named after Olaus Rudbeck (1630–1702), Swedish botanist; see -ia

Example Sentences

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I leave clusters of rudbeckia stalks and gangly clumps of side oats grama.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

“I’m loving the rudbeckia this time of year,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022

“But lots of gold-flowering perennials like ligularia and rudbeckia take over in the fall,” Friedman says of one shade in the deeper tones that play through her late-season gardens.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2017

She kept the maples, palms and magnolias in the back beds, and planted drought-tolerant perennials like nepeta, rudbeckia, coneflowers, sedums, grasses and heather in large sweeps for color, texture and ease of maintenance.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2016

"I have rarely," he said, "seen a finer display of rudbeckia than this, along these old fences."

From Adventures in Contentment by Grayson, David

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