Monday, July 18, 2011

Macro Monday - Black Eyed Susans


Simple yellow daisies, or Black Eyed Susans grow wild by the road side almost everywhere.  They are so ubiquitous that we take them for granted or even regard them as a weed.  Planted in a large group they are quite handsome.  Black-eyed Susans are biannual which means they live for two years. In the first year, the plant grows a rosette, which is a group of leaves growing from the center, low to the ground. In the second year, the plant sends up flower stalks. At the end of the second year, the plant dies.


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11 comments:

Jama said... [Reply to comment]

They are so pretty!

Kim, USA said... [Reply to comment]

They are so pretty and can't wait to see mine bloom. Happy Monday!

Macro Monday

Leedslass said... [Reply to comment]

One man's weed is another man's herbaceous border delight. They are delightful.

Birdman said... [Reply to comment]

This is a classic summer shot in any local. Wonderful!

EMily said... [Reply to comment]

Love the black eyed susans! beautiful!

Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]

Kind of sad to think they have only a two-year lifespan, but they certainly beautiful while they are around!

Teresa

Karen said... [Reply to comment]

One of my favorite flowers.

One Photo said... [Reply to comment]

Lovely flowers and a lovely composition.

Unknown said... [Reply to comment]

These flowers always take me back to my childhood, they grew on the banks of the creek my mom would take me swimming in.

Rune Eide said... [Reply to comment]

It is the most common flowers that are most overlooked too. Yellow is a wonderful colour.

Unknown said... [Reply to comment]

That`s awesome..Thanks for this great post.
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