Content | Echinacea × hybrida Sombrero® Baja Burgundy
Hybrid Coneflower
USDA Zone: 4-9
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 deep, rich burgundy 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. 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
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 18-20 inches
Spread 21-23 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 | Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit'
Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower
Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 1.00 to 2.50 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
Bloom Time: June to August
Bloom Description: White, cream, red, pink, orange, yellow or purple ray flowers with brown disk flowers
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Naturalize
Flower: Showy, Good Cut
Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil
‘Cheyenne Spirit’ was introduced by Kieft-Pro Seeds in 2012. It is a well-branched, sturdy coneflower that won the 2013 AAS (All-America Selections®) award and Europe's FleuroSelect Gold Medal award for garden performance. It flowers the first year in a wide range of bloom colors, including purple, pink, red, orange, yellow, cream or white ray flowers with a brown cone. It grows 2 to 2.5 ft. tall and 1 to 2 ft. wide. | Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’
CONE-FECTIONS Coneflower
USDA Zone: 4-9
A double-flowered Coneflower, this selection features drooping ray petals of spicy orange, surrounding a pompom center of red-orange that develops papaya tones as the flowers age. 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 CONE-FECTIONS™ series bred by Arie Blom of the Netherlands and introduced by AB Cultivars/Plants Nouveau. USPP#21022: 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 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 29-35 inches
Spread 18-23 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium | Ligularia ‘The Rocket’
Ligularia
USDA Zone: 4-9
Sometimes called Elephant Ears, this is a bold specimen perennial that needs a moist location. Plants form a clump of large, jagged-edged green leaves. Purplish black stems rise above in summer, bearing long spikes of bright-yellow daisy flowers. Superb for the back of the border, or at the waterside. An unusual centerpiece for a tub or large container. Both the flowers and leaves are great for cutting. Slugs can be troublesome. Clumps may be divided in the spring, every 3 to 4 years.
Sun Exposure Full Sun or Partial Shade
Soil Type Clay
Soil pH Neutral or Alkaline or Acid
Soil Moisture Average or Moist or Wet
Care Level Easy
Flower Color Yellow
Blooming Time Mid-Summer Late Summer
Foliage Color Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form Attracts Butterflies
Border Containers
Cut Flower Deer Resistant
Massed Specimen
Waterside Woodland
Flower Head Size Very Large
Height 47-70 inches
Spread 31-35 inches
Foot Traffic None
Growth Rate Medium |
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