Product Description

4½" pompom flowers with wide, overlapping ray petals. Flowers open orange before transitioning to a coral pink with matching ray petals. The color shift gives the impression of two different flower colors on the plant at once.

Praised for their cheerful brightly colored flowers, coneflowers are a mainstay in today's garden. Be sure to leave some spent blooms on the plants in the fall because their seeds provide winter food for finches and other birds. The dried seed heads also provide architectural interest in the winter.

• Grows up to 26-30 in.  tall (65-75 cm) and 16 in.  wide (40 cm). 
• Thrives in full sun in average, dry to medium moisture, well drained soils.  Tolerant of drought, heat and humidity. 
• Perfect choice for beds and borders, prairies and meadows, wildflower gardens or cottage gardens.  Excellent as cut flowers. 
• No serious pest or disease issues.  The double flowers may not be as attractive to butterflies and birds as single flowers.  Deer resistant. 
• Remove spent flowers and cut back the stems to encourage further blooms.  Deadheading will help them grow and thrive. 
• Propagate by division in spring or fall or by root cuttings from late fall to early winter. 

Echinacea, commonly called Coneflower, has been cultivated as a hardy and showy perennial since the 1700s, both in North America and Europe.  Truly an American plant, native to the central and eastern part of the country, it was used by the early Native Americans to cure wounds and infections.  A great prairie flower, its bright and large blossoms made a successful transition to the backyard.  Traditionally purple, with ray flowers that droop downward off the central cone, Coneflowers today enjoy a rich variety of colors and flower shapes with ray florets held horizontal, single or even doubled, giving them the look of Chrysanthemum.  Easily grown from seed, they thrive on neglect.

How To Grow

1. Choose a spot with Full or Partial Sun.
2. Prepare well draining soil.
3. Space them apart according to variety size.
4. Water regularly until roots establish, then reduce gradually.
5. Do not move them once established.