page_title: Rudbeckia hirta
section_title: Maryland state flower
hierarchical_section_title: Rudbeckia hirta / Symbolism and uses / Maryland state flower
caption_attribution_description: English: A group of Black Eyed Susans. The Black eyed Susan is the state flower of Maryland.[1]
context_page_description: Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the sunflower family, native to Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as in China. It has now been found in all 10 Canadian Provinces and all 48 of the states in the contiguous United States.
  Rudbeckia hirta is the state flower of Maryland.
context_section_description: The black-eyed Susan was designated the state flower of Maryland in 1918. In this capacity it is used in gardens and ceremonies to celebrate, memorialize and show affection for the state of Maryland and its people. The Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland, has been termed "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" because a blanket of Viking Poms, a variety of chrysanthemums resembling black-eyed Susans, is traditionally placed around the winning horse's neck (actual black-eyed Susans are not in bloom in May during the Preakness).
caption: Garden of black-eyed susans
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