Echinacea ‘Tomato Soup’
Hybrid Coneflower
USDA Zone: 4-9
A hybrid Coneflower, featuring glowing tomato-red petals surrounding an orange-brown button-shaped cone. Plant habit is well-branched, strong and bushy. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent for cutting. Coneflowers begin blooming in midsummer and continue for months if faded flowers are regularly removed. Part of the Prairie Stars™ Series from Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon, and a real color breakthrough; the closest yet to fire-engine red. USPP#19427: unlicensed propagation prohibited. Registered with COPF.
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Type Normal or Sandy or Clay
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Soil Moisture Average or Dry or Moist
Care Level Easy
Flower Color Red
Blooming Time Mid-Summer Late Summer Early Fall
Foliage Color Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Attracts Butterflies
Border Containers
Cut Flower Deer Resistant
Dried Flower Drought Tolerant
Massed Specimen
Flower Head Size Large
Height 27-31 inches
Spread 23-29 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium