Family: Asteraceae

Scientific Name: Echinacea purpurea Balsomcor

Common Name: Sombrero Hot Coral Coneflower

DescriptionA seed strain of Coneflowers.
Pronunciation(eh-kin-AA-cee-ah)(pur-pur-EE-ah)
Plant TypeAll Plants, Perennials Hardy
Hardiness Zone4-10
Sunlightbest in full, mostly sunny, light shade
Moistureaverage, tolerates drier conditions once established
Soil & Siteaverage, dislikes wet winter soils
Flowerspetals (ray flowers), I have seen this plant listed under so many different colors that here they are Red, Coral/Apricot, Orange, Red-Orange
Fruitachene's in the dried center disk
Leavesgreen, coarse, most at base of plant, some on stem but smaller
Dimensions18-24 inches tall, 15-18 spread, upright well banched
PropagationPP23097, seeds
Cultivar OriginBall Seed Company, Chicago Illinois (USA)
Author's NotesThis plant puzzles me. The ones I saw growing had reflexed petals and color close to the normal color of Echinacea purpurea. But if you "Google" the plant you get pictures with many different colors.
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