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rudbeckia|rʌd-, ruːdˈbɛkɪə|
[mod.L. (Linnæus Systema Naturæ (1735)), f. the name of Olaf Rudbeck (1660–1740), Swedish botanist + -ia1.]
A perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Compositæ, native to North America, and bearing yellow or orange flowers with a prominent conical disc of dark florets in the centre of each one.
1759P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 7) s.v. Rudbeckia with oval, Spear-shaped, undivided Leaves, placed alternate. 1789W. Aiton Hortus Kewensis III. 250 Broad jagged-leav'd Rudbeckia. Nat[ive] of Virginia and Canada. 1821Bot. Reg. VIII. tab. 525 (heading) Eight-rayed Rudbeckia. 1870W. Robinson Wild Garden ii. 86 Newman's Rudbeckia... A very showy vigorous plant. 1908G. Jekyll Colour in Flower Garden ix. 79 The fine double Rudbeckia called Golden Glow is treated in the same way. 1931Daily Mirror 27 Aug. 7/3 Among the best of autumn-flowering perennials for the mixed border, or the wild garden, are the rudbeckias. 1962Amateur Gardening 17 Feb. 5 A flower which makes for a bold display in the garden and as a cut flower is the rudbeckia. 1974C. Milne Enchanted Places vi. 49 The penstemons, the bergamots,..the rudbeckias, the dahlias..were still looking as lovely as ever. |