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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: burgundy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: Germinates best at 68-72 deg F
Days to germinate: 5-10
Depth to plant seed: surface sow
Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Black-Eyed Susan

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Location: Friend's Garden - New Denver, B.C.
Date: 2010-08-13
- Luscious looking blooms.
Location: NE Washington, Zone 5b
Date: August 1, 2010
Rudbeckia Cherry Brandy, individual bloom
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2010-09-18
Location: Twisp
Date: July
Location: My Garden
Date: 2012-09-07
Location: South Carolina
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-09-05
Plant trial
Location: Friend's Garden - New Denver, B.C.
Date: 2010-08-13
- An amazing colour for a Rudbeckia.
Location: NE Washington, Zone 5b
Date: 8/02/2013
This is year 3 on this plant
Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-18-10
Location: Twisp
Date: July
Location: My Garden
Date: 2012-09-07
Location: Mentor
Date: 2018-09-19
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-30
Location: a local nursery
Date: 2014-07-24
Location: a local nursery
Date: 2014-07-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2010-09-11
w/ Summer Azure BF and a bee
Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-9-10
Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-9-10
Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-9-10
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2017-06-18

Date: 2012-07-13

Date: 2012-07-13

Date: 2012-07-13

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds

Date: Summer/2011
Location: Pa
Date: late summer
Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-9-10
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-09-25
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Date: 2010-06-26
grown from seed
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date: July 2009
Rudbeckia cherry brandy
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-02-20
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-13

Date: 2012-07-13
Location: Lenore, ID
Date: 4-18-2015
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2014-08-19

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-09-14
Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2022-08-04
Location: NE Washington, Zone 5b
Date: 2010-03-31
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-07-26
Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: July 2009
Pretty in full sun

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Comments:
  • Posted by kqcrna (Valencia, Pa - Zone 6a) on Nov 8, 2011 5:21 AM concerning plant:
    Although some sources might call this plant a perennial, it didn't perform well for me as such. Wintersown, mine bloomed well and displayed beautiful color in their first summer. They thrived. A few did survive that first winter in my yard but never thrived after that. In their second year their blossom color was muted and the plants seemed weak. They were barely visible in my garden.

    Cherry Brandy Rudbeckias make pretty, healthy annuals, but in the future I won't attempt to use them as perennials.
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