Description
If you adore the elegance and beauty of a gifted ballerina add SunSeeker Salmon Coneflower, Echinacea, to your gardens. Its double row of striking petals in shades of pink, salmon, and rose that shoot strait out, bring an ethereal mood to the garden. These salmon petals sometimes have a little yellow in the centers, especially when just opening, which highlight the bright green center cone. As these flowers mature the petals turn a soft pink which then surround intense crimson cones. The large blooms are held on erects stems so you can enjoy their sweet fragrance with ease. Makes a great cut flower.
A member of the outstanding SunSeekers series of Conflowers. They stand out from others with their unique forms and colors. Their vibrant colors stay rich and don’t fade. SunSeeker Coneflowers have exceptional vigor, masses of flowers, and dense habit with short stems and dark green, narrow leaves.
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. Requires very little fertilizing.
- Full sun | H: 18-24″ W: 18-24″ | zone: 4-9
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Cut flower
- Mostly deer resistant
