Echinacea Sombrero Poco™ Hot Coral
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Echinacea Sombrero Poco™ Hot Coral: Full-Volume Coral From a Pocket-Sized Plant
Bright coral-orange petals that look like they've been on vacation somewhere you can't afford. This coneflower stands up straight, drinks almost nothing and keeps its tan all summer. SPF? NEVER HEARD OF IT.
Plant Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Echinacea hybrid 'Balsomcor'
- Common Name: Coneflower
- Series: Sombrero Poco™, a Proven Winners® perennial
- Height: 61–66 cm (24–26 in)
- Spread: 41–46 cm (16–18 in)
- Flowers: Bright coral-orange petals around a brown cone
- Bloom Time: Summer (July to September)
- Foliage: Green, on a sturdy, upright plant
- Features: Good cut flower
Where to Plant: It is narrow enough to tuck into the middle of a sunny border and upright enough to be the tall centre of a container. Plant a few together in a pollinator bed for a bigger hit of colour.
Companion Plants: Give Sombrero Poco™ Hot Coral a sunny, dry bed with gold and yellow and white sedum in front. Sedum 'Larinem Park' carpets the edge at 8 to 15 cm with white flowers in May and June. Coreopsis UpTick™ Gold adds golden daisies at 30 to 36 cm from June to September. Iris 'Harvest of Memories' opens yellow bearded iris at 95 to 100 cm in June. Panicum Prairie Winds® 'Apache Rose' stands behind at 120 cm, upright and grey-green.
Plant Care: Plant in full sun, six hours or more, in average, well-drained soil. Coneflowers resent wet winter soil, so loosen heavy clay or plant slightly high. Water regularly the first season, then only during long dry spells. Remove spent blooms to keep it flowering. Leave the last flower heads standing for winter interest and seed-eating birds, then cut back in early spring. Divide in spring if the clump gets crowded.
History: 'Balsomcor' belongs to the Sombrero® family of hybrid coneflowers from Darwin Perennials, now sold under the Sombrero Poco™ name. Its ancestors are coneflowers native to the prairies of central North America.
Final Thoughts: Give it full sun and it gives you a beach holiday without the airport. PACK NOTHING. PLANT THIS.