Kismet Series
Echinacea hybrid 'Kismet Red'
Coneflower
- Dazzling red flowers age to sunset orange
- Dwarf, mounding, upright habit
- Great for beds, borders and containers
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:
Prefers average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soil. Grows in full sun to partial shade. Tolerates drought once established, heat and poor soil. Plants can be divided when becoming crowded, every 4 years or so. Plants may stiill rebloom without deadheading but doing so does improve plants appearance. Plants will self-seed if spent flowerheads are left. Leaving flowerheads through winter provides seeds which can be eaten by songbirds.
Additional Characteristics & Attributes:
Attributes:
- Mass Planting
- Cut Flower/ Foliage
- Fragrant
- Garden
- Border or Bed
- Summer Bloomer
- Edging
- Container
- Long Blooming
Critter Resistance:
- Deer Resistant
Exposure:
- Full Sun
Habit:
- Upright
- Mounding
Season of Interest (Flowering):
- Summer
- Fall
Attracts Wildlife:
- Attracts Hummingbirds
- Attracts Pollinators
- Attracts Butterflies
Soil Moisture:
- Average Water
- Moist, Well-Drained
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.