Echinacea 'Coral Reef'

ëCoral Reef is a two-toned double coneflower featuring downward sloping coral rays surrounding a darker coral-red center cone packed with a multitude of tiny coral-red petals. This is an upright coneflower that typically grows in a clump to 30-36\ tall and to 28\" wide on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not require staking. Large flowers (to 3-4\" diameter) bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Medium green leaves (to 7\" long) are lanceolate to ovate. Good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flower stems will rem... more »

ëCoral Reef is a two-toned double coneflower featuring downward sloping coral rays surrounding a darker coral-red center cone packed with a multitude of tiny coral-red petals. This is an upright coneflower that typically grows in a clump to 30-36\ tall and to 28\" wide on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not require staking. Large flowers (to 3-4\" diameter) bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Medium green leaves (to 7\" long) are lanceolate to ovate. Good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones may be visited by goldfinches or other birds that feed on the seeds. Echinacea comes from the Greek word ìechinosî meaning hedgehog in reference to the spiny center cone found on most flowers in the genus. U. S. Plant Patent Applied For (PPAF)." (less)