Echinacea Sombrero Adobe Orange
Echinacea Sombrero Adobe Orange
Coneflower

The Sombrero series of Echinaceas have been excellent performers in our trial gardens. 'Adobe Orange' is an intense orange that completes the range of colours in this series.  All of the Sombrero series is very compact and blooms so heavily that the foliage is completely covered with flowers.

  • Height: 45-51 cm (18-20 in)
  • Spread: 45-51 cm (18-20 in)
  • Cold Hardiness: Zone 4-9
  • Sun or Shade: sun
  • Bloom Time: mid to late summer
  • Leaf Colour: green
  • Bloom Colour: orange
  • Critter Resistance: deer
  • Nature Attraction: butterflies, bees and birds

Growing and Maintenance Tips

Coneflowers are the ideal perennial for hot sunny sites. Plant them in shade and they will flop and produce very few flowers. Loamy, well drained soil in a slightly elevated bed is ideal to produce the best bloom and winter hardiness. Heavy soils can lead to winter rot. Deadheading during the summer season will increase blooming but leave the seed heads on the last crop of blooms to stand for winter food for finches and other birds.

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