Additional Information about Echinacea Sombrero® 'Flamenco Orange'

Sombrero’s vibrant colors are matched by its exceptional Winter hardiness and excellent branching.

• Highly floriferous series is naturally well-branched and compact for easy shipping.
• Excellent retail presentation, commanding a premium price.
• Well-matched in habit and timing.
• Plant Sombrero in the Spring and sell it the same year.

Features a rich, golden-yellow color that doesn’t fade, and the outstanding Sombrero habit and hardiness.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Echinacea Sombrero® 'Flamenco Orange'

Requires full sun and well-drained fertile soil.
Drought resistant.
Removing spent blooms will prolong flowering. N
Bloom Time: Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer

General Growing Tips for Echinacea purperea

Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Best in full sun. An adaptable plant that is tolerant of drought, heat, humidity and poor soil. Divide clumps when they become overcrowded (about every 4 years). 

Learn More about Echinacea purperea (Coneflower)

Echinacea purpurea, commonly called purple coneflower, is a coarse, rough-hairy, herbaceous perennial that is native to moist prairies, meadows and open woods of the central to southeastern United States.

Interesting Notes about Echinacea purperea

Genus name of Echinacea comes from the Greek word echinos meaning hedgehog or sea-urchin in reference to the spiny center cone found on most flowers in the genus.