Description

A must-have, first-year-blooming perennial, ‘Cherokee Sunset’ boasts colors unusual in the world of rudbeckias. Over 10-years of breeding and selection resulted in toasty colors of burnt orange, yellow, gold, warm red, and bronze, all found on each 3″-5″ double or semi-double bloom. Once they start blooming in early summer, the sunset show continues until frost, to the delight of bees and butterflies; left standing in the fall, the seed cones attract birds. Sturdy stems are a plus for cut-flower arrangements. An All-America Selections award winner. Perennial in USDA zones 910.Deer resistant.

Botanical Name:Rudbeckia hirta

Family:Asteraceae

Native:North America

Hardiness:Perennial in USDA zones 910, but usually treated as an annual. May self-sow.

Plant Dimensions:24″30″ tall, 18″ wide

Variety Information:3″5″ double and semi-double blooms in colors of burnt orange, yellow, gold, warm red, and bronze

Exposure:Full Sun

Bloom Period:Blooms summer to frost

Attributes:Attracts Birds, Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower

When to Sow Outside:2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date.

When to Start Inside:RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before your average last frost date for first year blooms.

Days to Emerge:10 15 Days

Seed Depth:Press into surface

Seed Spacing:A group of 3 seeds every 18″

Thinning:When 1″ 2″ tall, thin to 1 every 18″

Special Care:Deadhead (remove spent blossoms) to extend the blooming period. In USDA hardiness zones 9 and warmer, divide plants every 2 to 3 years in the spring before plants start growing.

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