Echinacea (Coneflower)
Color Name: Sombrero Salsa Red
Sombrero® Salsa Red features very large, single flowers with bright red, overlapping petals surrounding a large brown cone. The plants are very sturdy and well-branched. They bulk up quickly and are loaded with buds for vibrant color. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent for cutting. Coneflowers begin blooming midsummer and continue for months if faded flowers are regularly removed.
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.
Growing Tips: Coneflowers like it sunny and hot. Though they will tolerate light shade, fewer flowers will be produced and the plants will be weakened. Light, loamy soils are best but coneflowers will grow in any well-drained soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant.
Photo courtesy of Walters Garden, Inc.
Sombrero® Salsa Red features very large, single flowers with bright red, overlapping petals surrounding a large brown cone. The plants are very sturdy and well-branched. They bulk up quickly and are loaded with buds for vibrant color. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent for cutting. Coneflowers begin blooming midsummer and continue for months if faded flowers are regularly removed.
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.
Growing Tips: Coneflowers like it sunny and hot. Though they will tolerate light shade, fewer flowers will be produced and the plants will be weakened. Light, loamy soils are best but coneflowers will grow in any well-drained soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant.
Photo courtesy of Walters Garden, Inc.
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Flower Color: Red Shades Foliage Color: Green shades
Height: 24 to 26 Inches Spread: 16 to 22 Inches Hardy in Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Blooms: Summer to Fall
Foliage Season: All Season |
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Needs
Dry
Moderate
Attributes |
 Native  Fragrant  Extended Bloomer  Dried Flower  Container Cut Flower or Foilage Mass Planting Landscapes Easy to Grow Drought Tolerant Border
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Attracts
Butterflies
Critter Resistance
Deer
