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Cone-fections Hot Papaya Coneflower Echinacea purpurea

Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
3' 2'6" 91cm 76cm
Height: 2'6" - 3'
Spread: 2' - 2'6"
Height: 76cm - 91cm
Spread: 61cm - 76cm
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  • Details

    30 - 36 Inches
    24 - 30 Inches
    24 - 30 Inches
    76cm - 91cm
    61cm - 76cm
    61cm - 76cm

    Features

    Red-orange, pom-pom flowers. Papaya orange halo. Long lasting in bouquets.

    Fragrant Flower
    Drought Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Butterflies
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    30 - 36 Inches 76cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 30 Inches 61cm - 76cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 30 Inches 61cm - 76cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Orange
    Flower Colors: 
    Red
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Poor Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Dried Flower
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Adapts to hot, windy, sunny locations. Average to dry soil is best. Drought tolerant once established.

    Cone-fections Hot Papaya Echinacea purpurea USPP 21,022, Can PBRAF 4,392
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    • Get while you can, these are hard to come by now.

      Ken
      , Missouri
      , United States
      , 22 weeks ago
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