Echinacea Sombrero® Salsa Red PP23,105
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Sombrero™ Salsa Red Coneflower is a spectacular hybrid, uniform in appearance with a compact well-branched habit. It produces flowers in abundance throughout the summer, persisting even during dry, hot periods. The flowers are a wonderful rich red color, unlike any other coneflower, combining well with other coneflowers but amazing all on its own. Sombrero™ Salsa Red is easy to grow, persistent and durable, and will provide years of enjoyment in the landscape.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Red
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
2'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
A spectacular hybrid, uniform in appearance with a compact well-branched habit. Produces flowers in abundance throughout the summer, persisting even during dry, hot periods.
Landscape Value
Small to large scale ground cover, companion or accent plant. Great for naturalizing.
Care
Watering:
Sombrero™ Salsa Red Coneflower is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
Sombrero™ Salsa Red Coneflower is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
Sombrero™ Salsa Red Coneflower should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.