Echinacea × hybrida Sombrero® Flamenco Orange

Description

Echinacea × hybrida Sombrero® Flamenco 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 bright orange-red petals surrounding a 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#25523: 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
Border   Containers
Cut Flower    Deer Resistant
Dried Flower    Drought Tolerant
Massed    Specimen

Flower Head Size   Large

Height   23-25 inches

Spread    18-20 inches

Foot Traffic    None

Growth Rate    Medium