echinacea x 'sombrero® flamenco orange' (balsomenco) (orange coneflower)
$19.95
- orange ('balsomenco') (PP25523)
- upright, well-branched habit
- numerous, rich deep orange-red petals
- petals are surround a brown cone
- bloom time: summer
- zone 4
- height 55-60cm
- spread 45-50cm
- colour orange
- echinacea thrives in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to partial shade.
- they are drought tolerant once established and adaptable to heat and poor soils
- taller cultivars may grow leggy and require staking if grown in dense shade
- regular deadheading is recommended to improve appearance, but not necessary to increase bloom time
- direct, sun exposure helps develop proper, flower pigmentation
- pay special attention to plant depth: crown must be at or slightly above soil level
- full sun, partial sun/shade
- attracts butterflies
- attracts birds
- deer resistant
- drought tolerant, once established
- long blooming