echinacea x 'solar flare' (coneflower)
$22.95
- huge flowers of magenta-red with a chocolate cone
- horizontal petals make the flower appear larger
- sturdy, black stems
- sweetly fragrant blossoms
- bloom time: mid-summer to frost
- zone 4
- height 60-80cm
- spread 50-60cm
- colour magenta
- 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 birds
- attracts butterflies
- deer resistant
- long blooming
- fragrant
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)