Why Do Some Of My Rudbeckia Blooms Look Different From The Rest?

Most of my blooms are drying out, I will harvest their seeds, but others have green hairy things on them.

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 07/22/2026 @ 11:18 pm

It could be aster yellows disease. You may not want to save the seeds from the affected plants. Here is more:

https://hgic.clemson.edu/aster-yellows/ ^[1]

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