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Echinacea SunSeekers® Racing Red (Apecssired)

Echinacea SunSeekers® 'Racing Red' – SunSeekers® 'Racing Red' Coneflower

Echinacea SunSeekers® 'Racing Red' – SunSeekers® 'Racing Red' Coneflower

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Exposure

  • Sun

Rusticity

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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

Spacing
12 - 24 in.
Spread
12 - 24 in.
Height
12 - 24 in.

Characteristics

Habit:

  • Upright

Flowering colours:

  • Red

Plant needs

Watering:

  • Regular

Maintenance:

  • Easy
  • Deadheading
  • Cut back in spring

Soil requirement:

  • Rich
  • Well-drained

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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