Echinacea 'Tangerine Dream'

Tangerine Dream' is an upright, widely-branched, clump-forming, orange-flowered coneflower that typically grows to 18-24\ tall and to 30\" wide on sturdy stems that do not need staking. Flowers appear in a floriferous bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Each flower (to 4\" diameter) features slightly reflexed orange rays surrounding a large dark brown center cone. Flowers have mild sweet fragrance. Strigose, narrow-ovate leaves (to 4\" long) with serrated margins are medium green. Good fresh cut or dried flower. The ... more »

Tangerine Dream' is an upright, widely-branched, clump-forming, orange-flowered coneflower that typically grows to 18-24\ tall and to 30\" wide on sturdy stems that do not need staking. Flowers appear in a floriferous bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Each flower (to 4\" diameter) features slightly reflexed orange rays surrounding a large dark brown center cone. Flowers have mild sweet fragrance. Strigose, narrow-ovate leaves (to 4\" long) with serrated margins are medium green. 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)