echinacea x 'tomato soup' (red coneflower) Size:1 gallon

echinacea x 'tomato soup' (red coneflower) Size:1 gallontomato red flowers with a dark, contrasting eye fragrant flowers upright, clumping, dark green foliage bloom time: mid summer to frost zone 4 height 55 80cm spread 60 70cm colour red echinacea thrives in an average to moist, well drained soil, in full sun to partial shade they are drought tolerant once established and adaptable to heat and poor soils taller cultivars may grow leggy and require staking if grown in dense shade regular deadheading is

they are somewhat susceptible to leaf miner and sawfly

to help prevent mildew problems

each leaf has rosy purple undersides

excellent in mass

height 40-50cm

upright habit with narrow

cross-shaped flowers with deeply lobed petals resemble a Maltese cross

light fragrance

compact mounding habit

remove all but two or three of the strongest stems for good

bloom time: mid-june to mid-july

was used to treat war wounds during battle