Echinacea 'Hot Lava'

ëHot Lava is a deep orange-red coneflower whose ray flowers reportedly resemble the color of hot lava. It typically grows in a clump to 36\ tall and as wide on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not need staking. Flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost, on stems rising to as much as 48\" tall. Each flower (to 4\" diameter) features downward-arching orange-red rays that surround a domed dark orange center cone. Flowers are fragrant. Medium green leaves (to 6î long) are narrow-ovate. Good fresh cut or dried flower. T... more »

ëHot Lava is a deep orange-red coneflower whose ray flowers reportedly resemble the color of hot lava. It typically grows in a clump to 36\ tall and as wide on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not need staking. Flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost, on stems rising to as much as 48\" tall. Each flower (to 4\" diameter) features downward-arching orange-red rays that surround a domed dark orange center cone. Flowers are fragrant. Medium green leaves (to 6î long) are narrow-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)