Rudbeckia nitida Edmund Cuthbert the corona for the crown

the corona for the crown of thorns

Give room for the rounded

the softer common name descends from the Catawban ya'pa

consistent moisture

and site a male yaupon such as 'Dewerth' within range to load the branches with winter fruit

Rudbeckia nitida Edmund Cuthbert the corona for the crownRudbeckia nitida is a tall, luminous coneflower that trades the coarse hairiness of the common black eyed Susans for smooth, glossy, dark green leaves and hairless stems, the shining foliage that gives the species a name. From a leafy base rise slender stems three to five feet tall, each carrying a large yellow daisy whose soft rays droop back from a raised, greenish brown central cone, blooming through the heat of mid to late summer. A native of the