SCIENTIFIC NAME: Echinacea x 'Flame Thrower', PP21932

COMMON NAME: Flame Thrower Coneflower

GARDEN SIZE: 36 inches tall x 40 inches wide

GROWTH RATE: Fast

USDA ZONE: 4 - 9

EXPOSURE: Full Sun

WATER & SOIL: Well-drained soil, average water needs. Suitable for rain gardens.

HABIT (FORM): Mounding, well-branched

FOLIAGE: Green

FLOWERS: 3½-inch bicolor flowers with yellow-orange petals and red-orange near the cone

PLANT ORIGIN: Hybrid

WILDLIFE SUPPORT: Supports local bees, lepidoptera, butterflies, and birds (especially finches). Deer resistant.

FERTILIZING: Use root stimulant or 4-3-3 fertilizer during initial planting. Feed lightly in late winter or early spring with compost or an organic fertilizer.

PRUNING: Cut back to just above soil level in early spring. Leave seedheads for wildlife over fall and winter.

TOXICITY FLAGS: Not generally toxic to dogs, cats, or horses. Research further if concerned.

USES: Borders, containers, meadows, prairies, rain gardens. Cut flowers. Ideal for smaller garden spaces and containers.