- Branching
- Annual
- Burgundy
- Single
Chocolate Cherry
Annual branching sunflower in burgundy and near-black, blooming in midsummer, late summer, and fall. Single flowers 5 to 8 inches across with chocolate-burgundy to near-black petals around dark disks, on branching plants with low pollen. Grown as an annual in every zone.
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At a glance
- Flower form
- Branching Single · 5–8 in (13–20 cm)
- Colors
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- Burgundy
- Near-black
- Blooms
- Midsummer, Late summer, Fall 65–75 days from sowing
- Vase life
- Not grown for cutting
- Height
- 6–7 ft (183–213 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual in every zone Annual
- Planted as
- Seed
- Botanical name
- Helianthus annuus
In the garden
- Occasionally severely damaged by deer (Rutgers rating)
Origin
Multi-branching sunflower sold for cut flowers; Baker Creek notes some plants produce off-type lighter colors.
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Where to buy
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Questions
Is Chocolate Cherry hardy in my zone?
Chocolate Cherry is an annual: it flowers and sets seed in one season, so hardiness zone decides when to plant it, not whether it survives winter.
Does Chocolate Cherry need full sun?
Chocolate Cherry grows in full sun.
When does Chocolate Cherry bloom?
Chocolate Cherry blooms in midsummer, late summer, and fall, about 65–75 days from sowing.
Is Chocolate Cherry good for cutting?
Our sources don't list Chocolate Cherry as a cut flower or give a vase life for it.
