When I see this I always look for the bugs, love shooting bugs especially on flowers and somewhere different then the grasses I see them, but they are never there when I look. lol.
I love growing sunflowers. Gave it a go again this year. It had been Yearsssss!!!! Grasshoppers and some kind of caterpillar are the main culprits I have noticed. My patch brought in so many bees, butterflies and other bugs. I love taking pics of them. You can only pick one pic a day is what is sooooo hard for me!!!!
@dawrenda Take lots and lots of photos! You don't have to put them on 365. Put them on your Facebook or start another photo journal. There have to be free apps out there for that! =) If photos are your passion - feed it!
@dawrenda I wasn't talking about websites. I was talking about free apps to create albums/photo journals. Just google it! I'm sure you'll get tons to choose from.
I planted milkweed seeds this spring. I don't know how much any Monarchs will ravage the few plants that have successfully popped out of the ground.
Interesting that you call them "Brown" Eyed Susans. The more frequent common-name seems to be "Black Eyed Susans." In any case, Rudbeckia triloba to be sure! :)
@marlboromaam You probably do *not* have the plant wrong. I found a few web sites that refer to it as Brown-eyed Susan, but there are many more that use Black-eyed Susan. Regardless of the common-name, the scientific name remains Rudbeckia triloba throughout. This is probably a good example of why people who use this plants-and-animals professionally just use the scientific name: it avoids confusion!
I planted milkweed seeds this spring. I don't know how much any Monarchs will ravage the few plants that have successfully popped out of the ground.
Interesting that you call them "Brown" Eyed Susans. The more frequent common-name seems to be "Black Eyed Susans." In any case, Rudbeckia triloba to be sure! :)