Blackeyed susans, a meadow wildflower

When black-eyed susans are blooming you know the wildflower action has shifted from woods to meadows. Black-eyed susans are the poster species for moving into open spaces. Their affinity for being among the first plants to emerge in barren, newly cleared fields or after a burn is so well-known that they are called a pioneer plant. Their beautiful, dark-centered many-rayed bright yellow blooms are…