Not mention that purple cone flower (Echinacea purpurea) and
Black eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) are two different plants.
Black eyed susans grow wild on my property. But to get my pink and yellow echinacea purpurea to grow in my garden is next to impossible...rabbits eat the coneflowers but not the black eyed susans....(common name for the echinacea here in Michigan.) they recently came up with several different colors for the echinacea...the yellow and pinks are pretty...also have the purples....I had to buy bird cages at garage sales to put over the flowers, that helps a little but they still get nibbled on when they stick out of the bird cages...darn rabbits....deer and rabbits eat my hosta’s...