http://www.webshots.com/g/d2004/3-nw/44685.html

ok was cruiseing the daily pics on webshots and is this flower shot.says is woodland sunflowers.

1.....is this yellow coneflower?
2.....ok what flower is this
3.....I need seed...if was to bring in as plant I would be choked.

i'm with you! those are beautiful!!

They are pretty!!

Maybe one of the East Coast Zone 7~8 gardener's
have seen some????

Sunflowers
Does that look like any of those??

Almost looks like a cousin of a ligularia???
Sort of???????????

Weezie

It looks 2B like 9 petals maybe and the centers looked raised like a mexican hat or coneflower.
ok...someone in TN go for a walk in woods in gatlinburg for me and see this for me huh

wish I knew if sis got the e mail yet.shes gone to a few of Gatlinburgs nature trails when going there with mom.my regular BES won't be in bloom yet till about june I think,but the leaves don't quiet look like this.My leaves are fuzzy& is not the hurta herta whatever strain cause those are short and have some burgandy on petals.

Well, you all got me curious, so I did a little searching. I have discovered that there are 3 native woodland sunflowers in Tenn. They are all helianthus.
Univ. of Tenn - Woodland sunflowers

Weezie, it could very well be that variety you have posted as that is one that is listed.

Newt

Looking at the website with the picture, I noticed the copyright with a link to a website for Adam Smith. On that sight he has a picture of a similar flower and the name for that picture is Gloriosa. One flower is red and one yellow. I am not familiar with these, but thought it might spur some comments from the group.
web page
http://www.adamjonesphoto.com/gallery/flowers.html

Hi WCutler,
I'm thinking you mean the third picture down on the right. The botanical name is Rudbeckia hirta and is a form of black eyed susan. Are you asking if they are related? If so, both the rudbeckia and helianthus are all members of the aster family and are composites.

Newt

Hello,
I was referring to the photographer who took the picture in question and his website which names the flower. The initial question above has a web link that shows the photographer's name and if you click to link to his website, the name of the picture seems to indicate he thinks it the black-eyed susan. Whether he is correct, or not, is up to the experts here. It is similar, but my black-eyed susans do not have petals as long as those shown in the original picture above.

WCutler,
I'm thinking that the black eyed susan you have is Rudbeckia hirta.

http://www.floridata.com/ref/r/rudb_hir.cfm

Newt