Echinacea purpurea 'Springbrook's Crimson Star'

Springbrook's Crimson Star' is a purple coneflower cultivar that typically grows to 30\ tall on compact, rigid stems and features flat coneflowers with crimson red rays and flattened, coppery-orange central cones. Coarsely-toothed, dark green leaves (3-6\" long). Good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter and, if flower heads are not removed, are often visited by goldfinches who perch on or just below the blackened cones to feed on the seeds. Echinacea comes from the Greek word \"echinos\" meaning hedgehog in reference to the flo... more »

Springbrook's Crimson Star' is a purple coneflower cultivar that typically grows to 30\ tall on compact, rigid stems and features flat coneflowers with crimson red rays and flattened, coppery-orange central cones. Coarsely-toothed, dark green leaves (3-6\" long). Good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter and, if flower heads are not removed, are often visited by goldfinches who perch on or just below the blackened cones to feed on the seeds. Echinacea comes from the Greek word \"echinos\" meaning hedgehog in reference to the flower's spiny center cone. Introduced by Springbrook Nurseries of Mentor, Ohio." (less)