Echinacea 'Solar Flare' PPAF (30)ct Ellepots
Common Name: Coneflower; BIG SKY Series
Zones 4 to 8.
Full sun to part shade.
Plants reach 24 to 36 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide;
Clumping habit. Growth rate: Moderate.
Enormous deep magenta red and purple petal backs flowers are 5 to 6 inches. Flowers age to an attractive smoky rose. Strongly fragrant flowers have horizontally held ray petals, making the flowers seem even larger. From mid through late summer, these showy blooms are produced atop very dark, near black stems that are thick and sturdy.
A cross between E. purpurea and E. paradoxa. They have inherited the dominant characteristics of E. purpurea, having fuller, toothed leaves and wider flower petals. They are well-branched and are vigorous growers.
Coneflowers like it sunny and hot. Though they will tolerate light shade, fewer flowers will be produced and the plants will be weakened. Light, loamy soils are best but coneflowers will grow in any well-drained soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant.
Excellent as a border plant, in mass or containers, as cut flower or foliage, dried flower or seed heads; fragrant flowers attract butterflies. If deadheaded, the bloom cycle will be extended. However, some spent blooms should be left on the plants in fall because their seeds provide winter food for finches and other birds. The dried seed heads also provide interest in the winter. Deer resistant. |
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