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Echinacea × hybrida Sombrero® Summer Solstice
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Echinacea × hybrida Sombrero® Summer Solstice
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Echinacea × hybrida Sombrero® Summer Solstice


Hybrid Coneflower

USDA Zone: 4-9

Plant number: 1.651.000


(=‘Balsomsolst’) A new series of Coneflower bred to produce well-branched, sturdy and compact plants featuring a high bud count. This selection, part of the Sombrero® series, produces very large, single flowers with sunny yellow overlapping petals surrounding a large brown cone. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent for cutting. Coneflowers begin blooming midsummer and continue for months if faded flowers are regularly removed. However, keeping some dried flower heads on the plants in fall will provide food for wintering songbirds. Dried seed heads also add interest to the winter garden. USPP#31818: unlicensed propagation prohibited.

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Echinacea × hybrida Sombrero® Summer Solstice


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
  Yellow
Blooming Time
  Mid Summer
  Late Summer
  Early Fall
Foliage Color
  Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
  Accent: Good Texture/Form
  Attracts Butterflies
  Attracts Hummingbirds
  Border
  Containers
  Cut Flower
  Deer Resistant
  Dried Flower
  Drought Tolerant
  Massed
  Specimen
Height
   45-50 cm
   18-20 inches
Spread
   55-60 cm
   21-23 inches
Foot Traffic
   None
Growth Rate
   Medium