Rhymes with Orange Coneflower
Echinacea. Here’s an exuberant and flamboyant late summer flower that is easy to grow and perfectly reliable. Tidy, compact plants are completely loaded with glowing yellow back curved petals surrounding a fluffy apricot-orange cone. Attracting pollinators while in bloom, and birds to its long-lasting seed heads throughout fall and winter. No.1 root. Height 20-28".
Spring Planting: this product will be shipped late April through May according to hardiness zone.
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Upon Arrival:
It is very important to plant as soon as possible after you receive them. If it is necessary to store them for a short time before planting them, open the plastic bags. If the roots appear dry, soak them for a few hours in warm water. Store in slightly moist peat moss in a cold, but not freezing location until you can plant. They can also be placed in pots of soil if planting will be delayed for more than 2 weeks. Use any peat-based potting soil and pots with drainage holes.
Soak bare-root perennials in water for a few hours before planting.
Planting:
Echinaceae grow well in full sun to light shade in any well-drained soil and are quite drought tolerant once established. Plant with crowns just under soil surface. Space plants 18"-24" apart.
Growing:
Deadhead the flowers to encourage continued bloom. Dig and divide in spring or fall if they start to die out in the center or outgrow the space.