Description
Echinacea × hybrida Sombrero® Adobe Orange
Hybrid Coneflower
USDA Zone: 5-9
A new series of Coneflower bred to produce well-branched, sturdy and compact plants featuring a high bud count. This selection produces very large, single flowers with overlapping orange petals surrounding a large, rust-brown cone. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent for cutting. Coneflowers begin blooming midsummer and continue for months if faded flowers are regularly removed. However, keeping some dried flower heads on the plants in fall will provide food for wintering song birds. Dried seed heads also add interest to the winter garden. USPPP: unlicensed propagation prohibited.
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 Orange
Blooming Time Mid-Summer Late Summer Early Fall
Foliage Color Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds Border
Containers Cut Flower
Deer Resistant Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant Massed
Specimen
Flower Head Size Large
Height 23-25 inches
Spread 16-18 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’
English Lavender
USDA Zone: 4-9
Lavender is a low-growing shrub, native to the Mediterranean region. The fragrant flowers and foliage make it a favorite for herb gardens and in the perennial border. Will also grow fine in tubs or containers, but in colder regions the plants may then need shelter for the winter. This reliable, compact selection has grey-green foliage and bright lavender-blue flowers. Prune lightly in early spring, no harder than 4 inches. Lavender MUST have good drainage in order to avoid root rot problems. Consider growing in a raised bed or rock garden. Drought tolerant once established.
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Type Normal or Sandy
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Soil Moisture Dry
Care Level Easy
Flower Color Deep Blue
Blooming Time Early Summer. Mid-Summer, Late Summer
Foliage Color Grey Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Alpine & Rock
Attracts Butterflies Attracts Hummingbirds
Border Containers
Culinary Cut Flower
Deer Resistant Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant Edging
Rabbit Resistant Evergreen
Fragrant Massed
Height 12-16 inches
Spread 12-23 inches
Foot Traffic None
Echinacea × hybrida Sombrero® Hot Coral
Hybrid Coneflower
USDA Zone: 5-9
A new series of Coneflower bred to produce well-branched, sturdy and compact plants featuring a high bud count. This selection produces very large, single flowers with hot, orange-red overlapping petals surrounding a large brown cone. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent for cutting. Coneflowers begin blooming midsummer and continue for months if faded flowers are regularly removed. However, keeping some dried flower heads on the plants in fall will provide food for wintering song birds. Dried seed heads also add interest to the winter garden. USPP#23097: unlicensed propagation prohibited.
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 Orange Red
Blooming Time Mid-Summer Late Summer Early Fall
Foliage Color Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds Border
Containers Cut Flower
Deer Resistant Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant Massed
Specimen
Flower Head Size Large
Height 21-23 inches
Spread 16-21 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
Goldsturm Coneflower
USDA Zone: 3-9
Among the best border perennials available, this is a selection of one of our native North American wildflowers. Plants make a bushy, upright clump with a profuse display of brown-eyed, golden-orange daisies from midsummer through the fall. Seedheads have good winter interest. A terrific choice for mass planting, combining especially well with ornamental grasses. Excellent for cutting. Removing faded flowers regularly will greatly increase the blooming time. Plants may be easily divided in early spring. Attractive to butterflies. A former Perennial Plant of the Year in 1999.
Sun Exposure Full Sun or Partial Shade
Soil Type Normal or Sandy or Clay
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Soil Moisture Average or Moist
Care Level Easy
Flower Color Brown Gold Orange
Blooming Time Mid-Summer Late Summer Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage Color Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds Border
Containers Cut Flower
Deer Resistant Dried Flower
Rabbit Resistant Massed
Specimen Wild Flower
Flower Head Size Large
Height 23-29 inches
Spread 18-23 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
USDA Zone: 4-9
A native North American wildflower, this is the primary source of food for the both the adult and juvenile Monarch Butterfly and is often included in butterfly gardens. Plants form an upright clump of narrow green leaves, bearing showy clusters of orange or gold flowers in mid to late summer. The seed pods that follow are used in dried arrangements and should be picked and dried while still green. Very late to come up in the spring, so mark the spot by planting daffodils or other companion bulbs. Needs well-drained sandy soil.
CAUTION: Harmful if eaten.
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Type Normal or Sandy
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Soil Moisture Dry
Care Level Easy
Flower Color Gold Mixed Orange
Blooming Time Mid-Summer Late Summer
Foliage Color Light Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Attracts Butterflies
Border Cut Flower
Deer Resistant Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant Massed
Poisonous/Toxic Wild Flower
Flower Head Size Medium
Height 23-35 inches
Spread 18-23 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Slow
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