• Branching
  • Annual
  • Red
  • Single

Ruby Eclipse

Ruby Eclipse F1

Annual branching sunflower in red, yellow, and pink, blooming in midsummer, late summer, and fall. Pollenless single flowers 4 to 5 inches across with ruby-red petals tipped lemon, sometimes pink, around a dark center. Grown as an annual in every zone.

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A Ruby Eclipse sunflower flower up close on the plant
A Ruby Eclipse sunflower flower up close on the plant

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Ruby Eclipse sunflower plants in bloom in a garden
Ruby Eclipse sunflower plants in bloom in a garden

At a glance

Flower form
Branching Single · 4–5 in (10–13 cm)
Colors
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Pink
Bicolor
Blooms
Midsummer, Late summer, Fall 55 days from sowing
Vase life
Not grown for cutting
Height
6 ft (183 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)

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Origin

F1 hybrid pollenless branching sunflower.

Sources

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All photos

  • A Ruby Eclipse sunflower flower up close on the plant
    A Ruby Eclipse sunflower flower up close on the plant
  • Ruby Eclipse sunflower plants in bloom in a garden
    Ruby Eclipse sunflower plants in bloom in a garden

Questions

Is Ruby Eclipse hardy in my zone?

Ruby Eclipse 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 Ruby Eclipse need full sun?

Ruby Eclipse grows in full sun.

When does Ruby Eclipse bloom?

Ruby Eclipse blooms in midsummer, late summer, and fall, about 55 days from sowing.

Is Ruby Eclipse good for cutting?

Our sources don't list Ruby Eclipse as a cut flower or give a vase life for it.

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