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Echinacea purpurea 'Sombrero Summer Solstice'

Coneflower


Photo courtesy of Swift Greenhouses, Inc.

  • Intense yellow flowers w/ white central ring
  • Sturdy, compact plants
  • Blooms early summer-fall
  • Exceptional winter hardiness
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Container
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Garden
Garden
Heat Tolerant
Heat Tolerant

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: White, Yellow
Zone: 4-9
Price Level 2: 4 for $50~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Garden
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Summer Bloomer
  • Mass Planting
  • Border or Bed
  • Dried Flower/ Foliage
  • Long Blooming
  • Native
  • Container
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Naturalizing

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Groundhog Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

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

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Dry Soil


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.