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Sun exposure: full sun (6 or more hours of sunlight a day)
Soil: performs best in average soils with good drainage
Traits
Special Care Instructions
Removing spent flowers will increase the plants vigor and extend the plants bloom time. However removing these cones also removes the yummy seeds sought after by songbirds. Leave a few behind in early fall.
Flowering Time
July through September. Individual flowers have a long life on the plant or in a vase.
Characteristics, Uses, and Fun Facts
Prized for their large, brightly colored flowers, coneflowers have become a mainstay in today’s landscapes. Their color and form combine equally well in the wildflower or urban garden. Most varieties make excellent cut flowers. The cones hold up well into winter providing architectural interest as well as attracting seed eating birds. Coneflowers perform best in full sun to light shade. They prefer consistent moisture to avoid leaf burn and early petal decline. Being native, they are well adapted to our soils and climate.
Coneflowers are a common medicinal herb. The whole plant, from roots to flowers, is used to boost the immune system.
Varieties
Soil: performs best in average soils with good drainage
Traits
Special Care Instructions
Removing spent flowers will increase the plants vigor and extend the plants bloom time. However removing these cones also removes the yummy seeds sought after by songbirds. Leave a few behind in early fall.
Flowering Time
July through September. Individual flowers have a long life on the plant or in a vase.
Characteristics, Uses, and Fun Facts
Prized for their large, brightly colored flowers, coneflowers have become a mainstay in today’s landscapes. Their color and form combine equally well in the wildflower or urban garden. Most varieties make excellent cut flowers. The cones hold up well into winter providing architectural interest as well as attracting seed eating birds. Coneflowers perform best in full sun to light shade. They prefer consistent moisture to avoid leaf burn and early petal decline. Being native, they are well adapted to our soils and climate.
Coneflowers are a common medicinal herb. The whole plant, from roots to flowers, is used to boost the immune system.
Varieties
Coneflowers
Echinacea
Echinacea
Growing Conditions
Attracts Butterflies
Midwest Native
Deer Resistant
Attracts Songbirds
Drought Tolerant
Good Cut Flower
Butterfly Kisses 16-18" tall
Cheyenne Spirit 22-30" tall
| • | 3" across, fragrant, bright pink flowers |
| • | Compact, well-branched, plants have very strong stems, so flowers don't crack out in the first strong thunderstorm. |
| • | An improvement over previously introduced double pink coneflowers. |
| • | This shorty is great for the front of the garden where it will be easily seen. |
| • | Flower color will vary plant to plant, from rich shades of tomato red, golden yellow, near-fluorescent orange, magenta, and even a stray white here and there. |
| • | Though the height of each color varies slightly, they are all very well-branched, bushy plants. |
| • | We expect the seedlings to continue to produce mixed colors. (Most other Coneflowers will seed purple no matter the color of their parent.) |
| • | One our favorites for its diversity of colors. |
Chiquita 12-14" tall
| • | Very large flowers are a lovely, soft yellow color. |
| • | Naturally short habit with a high crown count. More crowns makes for a bushier plant with more flowers. |
| • | No other Coneflower possesses this color or habit. |
| • | This star should be placed in the front of the garden where it will shine for all to see. |
Double Scoop Orangeberry 16-22" tall
| • | Large, double flowers with a raspberry center cushion surrounded by orange flared petals. |
| • | Well-branched, sturdy and compact plants with excellent hardiness. |
| • | Unique bi-color double flower! |
| • | Great selection for a butterfly garden! |
Evening Glow 20-24" tall
| • | Glowing yellow petals blend to shades of apricot and deep rose and surround a dark orange-red cone. |
| • | Long-lasting blooms appear from mid-summer through early autumn. |
| • | Unique bi-color flower! |
| • | Great selection for attracting songbirds to the garden! |
Green Envy 20" tall
| • | Blooms will unfold to present a green cone and green petals. |
| • | Slowly, magenta will creep along the petals, from the cone to the tips while the cone matures to red. |
| • | Unique bi-color flower! |
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| • | Fragrant dark green cone surrounded by light green petals that retain their color as the flower ages. |
| • | The only ALL green coneflower! |
| • | Well-branched, sturdy plants hold the flowers upright. No need for staking. |
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Green Jewel 20-24" tall
| • | Wonderful fiery orange double flowers. |
| • | The very first fully-double orange coneflower! |
| • | Plants are well branched. Flowers sit on thick stems with maroon markings |
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Hot Papaya 32" tall
| • | Bright orange double flowers |
| • | Well-branched plants |
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Marmalade 24-32" tall
| • | Very floriferous, producing soft pink flowers continually from summer to hard frost. |
| • | Compact and vigorous, these plants have narrower leaves and a shorter habit giving them a delicate and refined appearance |
| • | Has a strong tap root and is very drought tolerant. |
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Pixie Meadowbrite 24-30" tall
| • | Pristine white, fully double flowers beginning in June and holding their brilliant white color through August. |
| • | The cones orange center peeks out from the surrounding froth of small white flowers. |
| • | We prefer Milkshake's habit and flowers over the very similar Coconut Lime. |
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Milkshake 30-36" tall
| • | Bright golden yellow flowers, pictures can't capture it's glowing quality. |
| • | The second generation after E. 'Mac and Cheese' with brighter yellow flowers that hold their color longer on better branched stems. |
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Now Cheesier 16-22" tall
| • | Pure white flowers with a golden yellow cone measuring 3-4” across with wide, overlapping petals. |
| • | Flowers are produced prolifically on stiff, well-branched stems. |
| • | More branches means more flowers per plant and a showier display in the landscape. |
| • | The white counterpart of PowWow Wild Berry. |
PowWow White 18-24" tall
| • | Each compact plant carries a bouquet of fragrant rose-purple flowers on stiff, branched stems. |
| • | Flowers hold their bright coloration as they age and keep on blooming without the need to deadhead. |
| • | Extremely high ratio of flowers per plant! |
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PowWow Wildberry 18-24" tall
| • | Soft pinkish-red, double flowers are held very flat above the foliage |
| • | Plants are well-branched, covering the plant in flowers. |
| • | Dark red stems stand out aginst the green leaves. |
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Raspberry Truffle 24-32" tall
| • | Large, vibrant coneflowers are a rich, deep orange. |
| • | A vigorous, compact, and well branched Coneflower, which means more blooms per plant on strong stems that won't flop over. |
| • | Unique, bright color! |
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Sombrero Flamenco Orange 18-24" tall
| • | Large, vibrant coneflowers begin a fiery-orange and mature to a bright salsa red. |
| • | A vigorous, compact and well branched Coneflower, which means more blooms per plant on strong stems that won't flop over. |
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Sombrero Salsa Red 18-24" tall
| • | Flat outer ray petals that radiate from the double, deep magenta centers |
| • | Flowers mature to a soft pink color later in the season. |
| • | One of the most floriferous selections to date, blooming from June to September. |
| • | Our favorite double Coneflower! |
Southern Belle 30-36" tall
| • | Flowers are absolutely the color of a ripe cantaloupe! |
| • | Young flowers look like a brown eyed, double Gerber Daisy and are excellent as a cut flower. |
| • | As the flowers expand, they take on a more "Coneflower-like" look and last for weeks. |
| • | Featured by Better Homes and Gardens as a "Must-Grow New Perennial". |
Supreme Cantaloupe 26" tall
