Cherry Brandy, Rudbeckia Seeds

Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full Sun
Packet
Packet: 50 Seeds
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 115
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta

Cherry Brandy, Rudbeckia Seeds

The long-lasting blooms of the Cherry Brandy Rudbeckia brings beautiful, rich shades of crimson to any garden or bouquet! The giant red blooms attract butterflies and bees all summer long, and songbirds in the early fall. The Cherry Brandy thrives in the sun and is able to stand up to heat and humidity, making it easy to care for. It is a perennial, therefore it will reseed itself around the garden, perpetuating from year to year! Make sure to deadhead the faded flowers in order to prolong the flowering season.
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Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full Sun
Packet
Packet: 50 Seeds
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 115
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta

Product Details

Weight

0.00006

Bloom Season

Early Summer - Early Fall

Plant Height

2-3'

Botanical Name

Rudbeckia hirta

Seed Type

Seed

Additional Characteristics

Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Birds, Extended Blooms, Deer Resistant

Seeds Per Gram

1,870

Seeds Per Pound

848,000

Packet

50 Seeds

Sow Depth

1/4"

Seeds Per Ounce

53,000

Breed

Open-pollinated

Sun

Full Sun

Uses

Cut Flowers

Life Cycle

Tender Perennial

Sow Method

Transplant

Categories

Flowers

Days To Maturity (# Days)

115

Components

Growing Instructions

    Learning Download: How to Grow Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia are a very popular flower in most gardens. They are heat and drought tolerant and are generally low-maintenance plants. They also attract bees and butterflies to the garden.

Before Planting: Begin Rudbeckia seeds six to eight weeks before the last frost or direct sow them into the garden two weeks before the last frost. Prior to transplanting outdoors, Rudbeckia need to be hardened off. To do so, move the seedlings to a sheltered outdoor place protected from the wind and sun for a week.

Planting: After hardening the Rudbeckia off, space the seedlings 12 inches apart in an area with full sun but be sure to transplant on an overcast day.

Watering: Rudbeckia does require water, especially in hot weather.

Fertilizer: Top dress the plants once they are grown with a well-rotted manure once a year.

Days to Maturity: Rudbeckia blooms summer through fall

Harvesting: Cut the flowers when they are fully open and place them in a vase.

Tips: To grow the best flowers, be sure to weed regularly and deter weeds by spreading mulch around the base of the plant. Mulch will also help to retain moisture.

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