Rudbeckia nitida Edmund Cuthbert Give room for the rounded

Give room for the rounded

and carries the same vigorous

the corona for the crown of thorns

or as a bold specimen

planted by doorways and courtyards for the midwinter perfume and gathered for the new-year house

Rudbeckia nitida Edmund Cuthbert Give room for the roundedRudbeckia 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