Hardy Coneflower with Orange FlowersJulia is a hardy, compact Coneflower with long-lasting, bright orange blooms. Place a few of these in your cutting or wildlife garden. Julia is also lovely in patio containers, or anywhere you need a splash of color.Your Julia is a variety of Coneflower that is exceptional for both its color and form. A compact and sturdy plant, Julie has strong stems to support its dozens of 4-inch blooms. It begins flowering in early summer and keeps on going through late summer. The bright orange, single flowers boast a large dark-copper cone. The contrast is superb and sure to create a blazing spectacle of color wherever you plant it in your yard. As the flowers age, they transform to a golden-orange, providing a little added variety to their color palette. Julia’s compact nature makes it a perfect choice for those small spots in your yard where you’d like a lot of color, but thought you didn’t have the room. It will make a wonderful cut flower for your kitchen table, so you can bring some of its bright radiance indoors as well. Julia is drought, heat and humidity tolerant as well as pest and disease resistant. It is quite simply one tough little plant.Your Julia Coneflower was named after a butterfly of the same color, and butterflies certainly love it. Not only will butterflies and other pollinators frequent your yard in the summer, but the birds will love you too. Leave some flowers to dry in the fall, and your songbirds will flock to the tasty seeds for winter sustenance. Even though many creatures love it, deer will leave it alone.Julia would be a superb choice for almost any space in your garden. Strong and prolific, Julia is sure to be stand-out in your landscape this year.*Bright orange flowers*Long-blooming*Hardy*Wildlife interest.
Category: Coneflower
Ruby Giant Coneflower
Giant 7″ Rubies!Coneflower Ruby Giant, Echinacea purpurea ‘Ruby Giant’, boasts absolutely huge 7″ flowers with petals that remain flat and do not droop like other common Echinacea.Combined with its sweet fragrance and rich rose-red color, the butterflies and hummingbirds love ‘Rudy Giant’. The colorful blooms tower high above lush mounds of dark green foliage! When done flowering, the huge cones look wonderful in dried flower arrangements.The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter and, if flower heads are not removed, are often visited by goldfinches and other birds to feed on the seed.For best results, plant ‘Ruby Giant’ in full sun in a well drained area. Echinacea is known for its large flower heads that turn to seed in the fall. It is a great choice for cut flowers, and it adds a wilderness look to your garden.Not only is it a prized perennial for many gardeners, but it is also said to be a potent medicine. Echinacea is said to increase immune function, reduce the effects of colds and flu, and fight off viral, bacterial and fungal infections.With its long summer to fall bloom period, ‘Ruby Giant’ will make a bold and bright addition to any sunny garden!* Huge 7″ Rose Red Blooms* Petals Stay Flat and Don’t Droop* Dark Green Foliage.
Hot Papaya Coneflower
First Ever Double Orange Coneflower!Echinacea Hot Papaya (Coneflower), Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’, is the first ever double orange cone flower and has one of the largest coneflower blooms!This Echinacea boasts large, two toned, papaya-colored ray petals and a deep orange-yellow cone that grows larger as the flower matures; the intense color of this coneflower will not fade no matter how hot or sunny.These long lasting flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds and are great in cut flower arrangements! Providing large 3″ blooms, ‘Hot Papaya’ should be planted in masses for an outstanding touch of beauty in your yard!Divide clumps when they become overcrowded (about every 4 years). ‘Hot Papaya’ usually reblooms without deadheading, but if spent flowers are removed, this procedure will encourage continued beautiful blooms and improves general appearance.Coneflowers are used as accent plants or in mixed borders, open woodlands, and mass plantings. Highly fragrant, they keep coming all summer on tall plants with excellent branching. This plant is deer resistant.If you leave some spent blooms on the plants in fall their seeds provide winter food for birds. You can enjoy the dried seed heads as well, because they will provide architectural interest in the winter.‘Hot Papaya’ provides a season-long colorful display of outstanding, two toned, daisy-like flowers. You can’t beat the intensity of the color, which will bring a brilliant show to a sunny location!* Huge 3″ Double Red Blooms* Two Toned Blooms* Fragrant.
Green Jewel Coneflower
Large Lime Green Flowers Coneflower Green Jewel, Echinacea purpurea ‘Green Jewel’ (PP#18,678), is a fragrant jewel every garden must have!The large green cone center is surrounded by soft green petals that stay true to their color as they age. ‘Green Jewel’ has truly lime green flowers on a nicely compact habit. It is perfect for fresh cut or dried floral arrangements. Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’ was discovered by Piet Oudolf and introduced through Future Plants.For best results, plant in full sun in a well drained area. Echinacea is known for its large flower heads that turn to seed in the fall. It is a great choice for cut flowers, and it adds a wilderness look to your garden. Not only is it a prized perennial for many gardeners, but it is also said to be a potent medicine.Divide clumps when they become overcrowded (about every 4 years).’Green Jewel’ usually reblooms without deadheading, but if spent flowers are removed, this procedure will encourage continued beautiful blooms and improves general appearance. This coneflower keeps coming all summer on tall plants with excellent branching; deer resistant.If you leave some spent blooms on the plants in fall their seeds provide winter food for birds. You can enjoy the dried seed heads as well, because they will provide architectural interest in the winter.’Green Jewel’ will give you weeks of color with its outstanding and unusually brilliant lime green color! * Petals Stay Lime Green* Large Flowers Bloom All Summer* Compact Plant.