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Echinacea purpurea 'Sombrero Salsa Red'

Coneflower

PP23105

Echinacea Sombrero® 'Salsa Red' - Coneflower from Moose Crossing Garden Center

  • Sturdy and compact, well-branching plant
  • Large single flowers with orange-red petals
  • Blooms throughout summer if deadheaded
Blooms all Season
Blooms all Season
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Container
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Fast Growing
Fast Growing

Clump-forming, herbaceous perennial. Coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate green leaves. Daisy-like flowers come in a wide variety of colors including white, yellow, orange, red and pink. Blooms through summer. Great fresh or dried cut flower. Excellent for mass plantings, perennial borders and a wide variety of other applications. Echinacea purpurea is native.



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Thrives in full sun with well drained soil Allow soil to dry between waterings Deadhead to promote more blooms Birds enjoy flower heads in winter


Height: 18-20 in
Spread: 22-24 in
Spacing: 18-22 in
Price Level 1: $13.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Red
Zone: 4-9
Price Level 2: 4 for $50~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Container
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Long Blooming
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Naturalizing
  • Mass Planting
  • Disease Resistant
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Fast Growing
  • Blooms all Season
  • Border or Bed
  • Dried Flower/ Foliage
  • Summer Bloomer
  • Low Maintenance
  • Native

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Attracts Songbirds
  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies

Soil Moisture:

  • Dry Soil
  • Average Water


Genus Overview: Echinacea

Common Name: Coneflower

Clump-forming, herbaceous perennial. Coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate green leaves. Daisy-like flowers come in a wide variety of colors including white, yellow, orange, red and pink. Blooms through summer. Great fresh or dried cut flower. Excellent for mass plantings, perennial borders and a wide variety of other applications. Echinacea purpurea is native.