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Today’s Flowers: Fall Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia or black-eyed susans in September 2009
Rudbeckia or black-eyed susans in September 2009

By the end of September my rudbeckia develop a worn look but also a reddish glow inside the yellow petals. Marigolds pop up between the rudbeckia and are looking well, with their ruffles of orange and yellow.

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Jew Wishes says

How lovely, so vibrant! I like the flowery blouses of the marigolds peeking through.

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Regina says

Hi Leora. This is lovely!

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Pacey says

They are beautiful...love the black eye in them. :)

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Carver says

I love the way the rudbeckia look with the marigolds popping out. The photograph captures the flowers so well.

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Denise says

Worn but still very beautiful in their retirement. Thanks for sharing Leora.

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April says

I love the fall flowers. This is a gorgeous picture of your garden.

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James says

They may be fading but it's still a beautiful image.

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Marju says

Beautiful flower image!

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sandy says

still smiling for you sandy

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nance says

Beautiful fall colors, Leora! Mine looks the same...sad but true but we'll see them again next year! ;)

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Christine says

So delicate a color and blossom even at the close of the season.

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ramblingwoods says

Do you see any birds taking the seeds?

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Leora says

The birds we see mostly are on our raspberry bushes. I've seen a male and female cardinal there (so proud of myself that I can distinguish the more brightly colored male from the paler red female), but never when my camera was ready.

I'm still talking about buying the bird feeder after my son's bar-mitzvah (which is soon! less than three weeks).

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fishing guy says

Leora: The season ends with a promise of a return at theturn of a year.

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naturegirl says

A telltale sign of Summer that has passed!
I love to leave them in the garden for some winter interest.

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Medam says

Oh, this looks so lovely and colorful! Thanks for sharing.

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mimi says

lovely colorful flowers.

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Judy says

I love the way you have shown us the whole clump, rather than focusing on one flower. We see a true picture of the decline of the summer!!

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EG Wow! says

Rudbeckia are such hard workers in the garden! I love them almost as much as purple coneflowers.

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Lara says

beautiful! the colours are so sweet!

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Gail says

No color at all remains on our rudbeckia - only the black centers. Am already looking forward to them coming back next year.

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Ilana-Davita says

Withered but very colorful; beautiful.

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ramblingwoods says

Yours still have some life to them. Mine are gone, even the seed heads have been picked clean...

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