| Description | A Coneflower with large ruby colored non drooping flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (eh-kin-AA-cee-ah)(pur-pur-EE-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions once established |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | large, ruby pink, fragrant, up to 7 inches, nondroping petals (ray flowers) |
| Fruit | achenes in the dried center disk |
| Leaves | green, coarse, most at base of plant, some on stem but smaller |
| Stems | stout stem, has coarse white hairs |
| Dimensions | up to 24 inches tall |
| Maintenance | may reseed in the garden, cut back stout stem in fall or leave for winter interest |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Ruby Giant was selected by Dan Heims from from seed stock of Echinacea Rubenstein. |
| Misc Facts | Echinacea from the Greek word echinos meaning Hedgehog, like the flowers spiny receptacles |
| Author's Notes | Echinacea have beautiful flowers, now available in a wide range of colors. The foliage is on the coarse side and many times starts to fade a way or deteriorate sooner than other plants. Using in combination with other plants will help mask these problems. I like to leave the flower heads on during the winter, since birds will dine on the seeds. |
Cart
