Description
Transform your garden with the luxurious beauty of “Cherry Brandy” Black-Eyed Susan. Featuring stunning 3″-4″ cherry-red and maroon blooms with dark chocolate centers and hints of bronze, this award-winning flower is a visual masterpiece. Known for blooming in its first year, it provides a burst of autumnal hues from summer through frost. Whether used as a striking border plant or cut flower in arrangements, “Cherry Brandy” brings an elegant touch to any landscape. A 2007 Fleuroselect Novelty Award Winner, it’s an essential addition for anyone seeking unique and captivating color.
Family: Asteraceae
Native: North American prairies
Hardiness: Short-lived perennial in USDA zones 9-10, but usually treated as an annual, because it does not reliably come back year after year. May self-sow.
Exposure: Full sun. In hot climates, afternoon shade can be helpful.
Bloom Period: Summer to frost
Plant Dimensions: 20″-24″ tall
Variety Info: 3″-4″ cherry-red and maroon blooms with dark center cones. Some petals have bronze coloring.
When to Sow Outside: 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and as late as 2 months before your average first fall frost date.
When to Start Inside: 8 to 10 weeks before your average last frost date. If started inside early enough, may bloom the first year.
Days to Emerge: 10-15 days
Seed Depth: Press into surface
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12″-24″
Thinning: When 1″-2″ tall, thin to 1 every 12″-24″
Harvesting: For longest vase life, harvest flowers in the morning, choosing those that have just unfurled all their petals and change vase water often.
Special Care: Deadhead (remove spent blossoms) to extend the blooming period. Mulch heavily in fall after plant has gone dormant.
