Cherry Brandy rudbeckia
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size21 to 24 inches tallup to 15 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cherry Brandy' rudbeckia (Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its velvet red flowers have a black central cone and bloom all summer into fall. It is short-lived but usually self-seeds around the garden. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, False indigo, and Joe-pyeweed.