Echinacea or coneflowers are a staple in a sunny perennial border. They have a long summer bloom period, they make great cut flowers, they attract butterflies, and if they aren't deadheaded, gold finches and other birds will feed on the seed heads.
Echinacea comes from the Greek word "echinos" meaning hedgehog in reference to the spiny center cone.
You can't go wrong with any of these extraordinary echinaceas! |
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Flame Thrower has Giant 4" orange coneflowers with an intense spicy fragrance! The vibrant pumpkin-orange colored flowers of Echinacea Flame Thrower will bring your summer garden alive! This colorful & fragrant coneflower boasts amazingly strong stems that make superb cut flowers - often lasting over 12 days. Each flower measures over 4" across and is surrounded by a dense row of pumpkin-orange colored petals. These vibrantly colored petals show off the giant dark-cinnamon cone in the middle.
This drought, heat and cold tolerant flower attracts butterflies and hummingbirds! Great for cutting and drying. You can't go wrong with this long blooming, easy to take care of plant! |
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‘Green Jewel’ is an upright perennial that typically grows in a compact clump to 20-24" tall and to 18" wide on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not need staking. Large 4-5" flowers feature bright light green rays surrounding rounded, dark green center cones. Flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost.
Flowers have a mild but sweet fragrance. Medium green leaves (to 7” long) are narrow-ovate to ovate. Good fresh cut or dried flower. |
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Harvest Moon is one of the exceptional coneflowers from the Big Sky™ series, bearing fragrant, earthy-gold petals and golden orange central cones. These hybrids have the large green leaves, strong branching stems, wide flower petals, and profuse blooming tendencies of E. purpurea. Harvest Moon will grow to
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Hot Papaya is the latest introduction from Dutch master breeder Arie Blom who specializes in double-flowered echinaceas.
Spicy orange pom-pom blooms are supported by thick, maroon stems and held high atop deep green, lush foliage. Lovely mixed with blue and purple flowering perennials and annuals.
Echinacea “Hot Papaya” is the very first hybrid double bringing a wonderful fiery shade to double flowered echinaceas which were previously either pink or white.
The flowers do not fade, are unusually uniform in color and bloom from June to August on well branched stems. |
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Pixie Meadowbrite will grow only
15-20", height and 24" wide. This adorable little coneflower has large pink flowers with a soft yellow center. It is a vigorous grower with excellent branching. The compact habit of this variety is echoed in its tight bright pink flowers which are themselves borne on sturdy, upright stems. Long-lasting color display, both in large and small landscape settings."
As with other Echinaceas, plant in full sun and well drained soil. Pixie Meadowbrite is great for containers, beds and borders! |
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Echinacea Purpurea or the Purple coneflower, is a Missouri native plant which occurs in rocky open woods and prairies throughout the State. Large, daisy-like flowers with slightly drooping, rose purple petals (ray flowers) and large, coppery-orange central cones. Long summer bloom period.
Flowers grow on rigid stems typically to 3' tall . The dark green leaves are lance-shaped and coarsely-toothed. Purpurea makes good fresh cut or dried flowers. |
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‘Ruby Giant’ is a purple coneflower cultivar that is noted for its large, bold, dark-ruby pink flowers. It is a clump-forming perennial that features 7” diameter flowers with non-drooping ruby-pink rays and large orange-brown center cones.
Ruby has a long summer to fall bloom period. The coarsely-toothed, dark green leaves are 3-6” long. Plants typically grow on rigid stems to 24-30” tall. Ruby makes good fresh cut or dried flowers.
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The Ruby Star or Rubinstern’ (meaning ruby star) is a purple coneflower seed cultivar that typically grows 2-3’ tall. The daisy-like coneflowers grow to 4” in diameter with carmine red to purple rays and large, pin cushion-like, dark bronze-brown central cones.
Flowers bloom from June to August with some sporadic later bloom. Lanceolate, dark green leaves are 4-8” long. |
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Tomato Soup has red flowers that are bigger than most at 5" in diameter. Great vigor but be careful not to over water as they will go dormant. They need to stay very dry. Deadheading will greatly increase flower yield
Tomato Soup will grow to 27" tall and 32" wide.
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Vintage Wine Deep raspberry-red, 4" blooms surround a rich brown cone and have petals that do not droop. The lush dark green foliage provides a good contrast and makes the color of the flowers really stand out. Vintage Wine will grow to 32" high and will flower from late summer into Autumn. This a a very hardy perennial. Prefers sun and a moist but well drained soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant.
Plants are strong and bushy in habit, ideal for borders and growing in mixed containers. Seed heads are useful in dried arrangements. Excellent for cutting. |
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White Swan has large, daisy-like flowers with drooping, white petals and large, coppery-orange central cones. Long summer bloom period. Best flower display is late June to late July, with sporadic continued bloom into September. Flowers grow on rigid stems to 3' tall. Dark green leaves are lance-shaped and coarsely-toothed. Good fresh cut or dried flower.
Excellent, long-blooming flower for massing in the border, meadow, naturalized area, wildflower garden or part shade area of woodland garden. Often massed with other purple coneflowers and black-eyed Susans. |
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