Echinacea SunSeekers® Racing Red (Apecssired)
Echinacea SunSeekers® 'Racing Red' – SunSeekers® 'Racing Red' Coneflower
Echinacea SunSeekers® 'Racing Red' – SunSeekers® 'Racing Red' Coneflower
Exposure
- Sun
Rusticity
Bloom time
- July
- August
- September
- October
- Vibrant red petals never fade
- Sturdy stems resist wind damage
- Massive blooms until first frost
- Compact size fits any container
- Major magnet for local butterflies
Ignite your landscape with the pure intensity of the Racing Red Coneflower. This variety commands attention with its vibrant, deep scarlet blooms that maintain their brilliant colour even under the harshest summer sun. Its sturdy, upright stems proudly support a massive floral display, transforming your garden beds and patio containers into a high-octane spectacle of red from early summer through to the first frosts. #JardineriesBotanix
Characteristics
- Foliage: Features rich, dark green lanceolate leaves that provide a striking, high-contrast backdrop for the fiery red petals.
- Flowering: Produces single flowers with horizontal, vibrant red petals surrounding a prominent, dark central cone.
- Light: Thrives in full sun to maximize flower density and stem strength.
- Habit: Exhibits a compact, well-branched, and upright silhouette.
- Growth: Reaches a mature height and spread of approximately 45 to 60 cm.
- Soil: Prefers rich, well-drained soil but shows great adaptability to various conditions once established.
- Temperature: Extremely hardy and reliable for northern climates (Zone 3).
- Resistances: Stands up well to heat and moderate drought while resisting common fungal diseases.
Use
- Types of use: Shines in mass plantings, garden borders, or as a focal point in patio containers.
- Decorative advantages: Adds dynamic vertical structure and an irresistible splash of warm, saturated colour.
Maintenance
- Watering: Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a deep root system; thereafter, allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
- Fertilization: Apply a granular perennial fertilizer in early spring to boost vigour and flowering.
- Pruning: Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous budding and cut stems back to ground level in late autumn or early spring.
- Planting: Space plants 45 cm apart in a hole enriched with organic compost.
- Winter Protection: Apply a layer of organic mulch at the base to protect the crown during the first few winters.
Plant details
Dimensions
Dimensions
Characteristics
Characteristics
Habit:
- Upright
Flowering colours:
- Red
Plant needs
Plant needs
Watering:
- Regular
Maintenance:
- Easy
- Deadheading
- Cut back in spring
Soil requirement:
- Rich
- Well-drained
Features
Features
Resistance:
- White-tailed deer
- Heat
- Drought
Attract:
- Pollinators
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Birds
Use:
- Flowerbeds
- Borders
- Flowerbeds
- Rockeries
- Pots
- Cut flowers
Attribute:
- Long blooming
- Cut flower
- Small gardens and yards

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