Echinacea purpurea 'Flame Thrower'- PURPLE CONEFLOWER 'FLAME THROWER'
Early blooming cultivar, that also reblooms some later on. Fragrant 3½” two toned orange-yellow flowers!
Well branched tall habit, excellent for the middle of the sunny bed.
Blooming Time: depending on your zone - June, July, August (with some rebloom later on up to October)
Size: up to 40" (36"without flowers) tall x 24-36" wide, spacing 2.5-3' or more
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Culture: sun, half sun, average soil, clay soil, loam, rocky soil, drained soils
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-dry, drought tolerant once established
Origin: Introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries. Interspecific hybrid of Echinacea paradoxa, Echinacea purpurea, and Echinacea tennesseensis. Part of the DREAM™ Series. Patented under PP21932 (EU32307) in 2011
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes. Attracts little song birds and goldfinch feed on the seeds.
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep pot
Picture Copyright: Terra Nova Nurseries
Plant Combinations: Easy to grow perennial for any sunny border, half sun to half shade (woodland edge with some sun). Fragrant gardens, prairie style borders, conventional flower beds, public spaces and gardens, private gardens, cottage gardens.
Good combos include Agastache, Amsonia, Aster, Asclepias (tuberosa, sullivantii, purpurascens), Baptisia, Echinops, Eupatorium, Eryngium, Gaura, taller hardy Geraniums, Helenium, Hemerocallis, Iris, Kniphofia, Monarda, Perovskia, Phlox, Rudbeckia, Solidago, Veronicastrum, with native prairie grasses like Adropogon gerardii, Eragrostis spectabilis, Muhlenbergia, Panicum virgatum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus heterolepis, …
Or annuals like Cleome, Cosmos, Zinnia or Verbena bonariensis or annual grasses like Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' and others.
Echinacea purpurea 'Flame Thrower'- PURPLE CONEFLOWER 'FLAME THROWER'
Early blooming cultivar, that also reblooms some later on. Fragrant 3½” two toned orange-yellow flowers!
Well branched tall habit, excellent for the middle of the sunny bed.
Blooming Time: depending on your zone - June, July, August (with some rebloom later on up to October)
Size: up to 40" (36"without flowers) tall x 24-36" wide, spacing 2.5-3' or more
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Culture: sun, half sun, average soil, clay soil, loam, rocky soil, drained soils
Moisture Needs: medium, medium-dry, drought tolerant once established
Origin: Introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries. Interspecific hybrid of Echinacea paradoxa, Echinacea purpurea, and Echinacea tennesseensis. Part of the DREAM™ Series. Patented under PP21932 (EU32307) in 2011
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes. Attracts little song birds and goldfinch feed on the seeds.
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep pot
Picture Copyright: Terra Nova Nurseries
Plant Combinations: Easy to grow perennial for any sunny border, half sun to half shade (woodland edge with some sun). Fragrant gardens, prairie style borders, conventional flower beds, public spaces and gardens, private gardens, cottage gardens.
Good combos include Agastache, Amsonia, Aster, Asclepias (tuberosa, sullivantii, purpurascens), Baptisia, Echinops, Eupatorium, Eryngium, Gaura, taller hardy Geraniums, Helenium, Hemerocallis, Iris, Kniphofia, Monarda, Perovskia, Phlox, Rudbeckia, Solidago, Veronicastrum, with native prairie grasses like Adropogon gerardii, Eragrostis spectabilis, Muhlenbergia, Panicum virgatum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus heterolepis, …
Or annuals like Cleome, Cosmos, Zinnia or Verbena bonariensis or annual grasses like Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' and others.
Customer Reviews
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Plants arrived quickly and in excellent condition. Care information for preparing plants to transition into the garden was thoughtfully provided.
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