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Echinacea ‘Tomato Soup’
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Echinacea ‘Tomato Soup’
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Echinacea ‘Tomato Soup’


Hybrid Coneflower

 USDA Zone: 4-9

Plant number: 1.650.050


A hybrid Coneflower, featuring glowing tomato-red petals surrounding an orange-brown button-shaped cone. Plant habit is well-branched, strong and bushy. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent for cutting. Coneflowers begin blooming in midsummer and continue for months if faded flowers are regularly removed. Part of the Prairie Stars™ Series from Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon, and a real colour breakthrough; the closest yet to fire-engine red. USPP#19427: unlicensed propagation prohibited. Registered with COPF.

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Echinacea ‘Tomato Soup’


Optimal Growing
Conditions		 Appearance and
Characteristics
Sun Exposure
  Full Sun
Soil Type
  Normal or
  Sandy or
  Clay
Soil pH
  Neutral or
  Alkaline or
  Acid
Soil Moisture
  Average or
  Dry or
  Moist
Care Level
  Easy 		Flower Colour
  Red
Blooming Time
  Mid Summer
  Late Summer
  Early Fall
Foliage Color
  Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
  Accent: Good Texture/Form
  Attracts Butterflies
  Border
  Containers
  Cut Flower
  Deer Resistant
  Dried Flower
  Drought Tolerant
  Massed
  Specimen
Height
   70-80 cm
   27-31 inches
Spread
   60-75 cm
   23-29 inches
Foot Traffic
   None
Growth Rate
   Medium