Black-eyed Susan

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Black-eyed Susan may refer to one of several things:

• Black-eyed Susan is the usual common name of a number of garden flowers:
  • Rudbeckia hirta, a member of the sunflower tribe of the large family Asteraceae
  • A number of other members of the genus Rudbeckia
  • The Black-eyed Susan, Hibiscus trionum in the family Malvaceae
  • The Black-eyed Susan vine, Thunbergia alata, in the family Acanthaceae
• Some members of the Australian plant genus Tetratheca (Tremandraceae)

• In music:
  • 'Black-eyed Susan' or 'All in the Downs' is an iconic song by John Gay (1685 - 1732)
  • "Blackeyed Susan" is the name of a song by the Triffids, written by David McComb from the album The Black Swan (1989)
  • 'The Blackeyed Susans' is the name of an Australian band, named after the Triffids song
  • 'The Black-eyed Susans' is also the name of a jazz quartet from Baltimore
  • "Black-eyed Susan" is a Morrissey song from his album My Early Burglary Years
  • "Black Eyed Susan" is a Paul Westerberg song from his album 14 Songs

• The name of a play, Black Eyed Susan.
• Black-Eyed Susan is also the name of a cocktail which is the official drink of the Preakness stakes horse race.[1] It consists of 2 parts Bourbon whiskey, 1 part citrus vodka, 3 parts sweet & sour mix, one part orange juice and garnished with orange and a cocktail cherry.