Barely cover
Light helps it sprout; 8–14 days at 68–72°F.
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Rudbeckia hirta
100 - 120Days to maturity
A seed worth growing
Cherry Brandy Rudbeckia Seed
About this variety
A red wine-colored rudbeckia.
Cherry Brandy carries 3–4" flowers in a deep cherry red on compact plants, for the garden or large containers.
Mix it with other rudbeckia colors or mass it for red blooms all summer. Also called black-eyed Susan or gloriosa daisy. A tender perennial in Zones 9–10, usually grown as an annual.
Flowers about 100–120 days from sowing, on plants 20–24" tall. Open-pollinated.
Specs
- Packet: 100 seeds
- Average 53,200 seeds per oz.
- Plant height: 20–24"
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Quick Facts
Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.
Growing guide
From seed to harvestPlant out at 5–7 weeks
12–18" apart in full sun.
Tough once settled
Takes poor soil, heat and drought.
Deadhead for more
Long days start the bloom.
Growing Information
Days to germination
About 8–14 days at 68–72°F (20–22°C).
Starting indoors
The best method. Sow in 50- to 72-cell trays 5–7 weeks before planting out. Barely cover the seed, since it needs light, and water from below or with a fine mist.
Direct sowing
Barely cover the seed. No pinching is needed, and plants self-sow.
Light
Full sun.
Plant height
20–24".
Plant spacing
12–18".
Hardiness
Perennial only in Zones 9–10; best grown as an annual.
Harvest
For fresh use, cut before the flowers are fully open; for drying, cut when they are fully open.
Soil
Average, free-draining soil; tolerates poor ground and, once settled, heat and drought.
Flowering
Rudbeckia needs long days to start blooming. Into fall it keeps making flowers, but smaller and on shorter stems. Deadheading brings more summer blooms.
Uses
A long-lasting cut flower; also for beds, pots, the back of borders and meadow or cottage gardens.
Also called
Black-eyed Susan or gloriosa daisy.
Packet
100 seeds.
Seeds per oz.
About 53,200 on average.
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