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Name: Coneflower 'Ruby Star'
Type: Enchinaea pupurea
Description:
One of the most popular perennials in the garden. Beautiful flowers can also be used to make an extremely popular herbal tea, purported to help strengthen the immune system. With stems that can reach as high as 5 feet tall and beautiful, long-lasting purple flowers that are visible from afar.
One of the most popular perennials in the garden. Beautiful flowers can also be used to make an extremely popular herbal tea, purported to help strengthen the immune system. With stems that can reach as high as 5 feet tall and beautiful, long-lasting purple flowers that are visible from afar.
Location: Red/Pink
Sun Level: Full sun, Partial Shade
Bloom Time: Spring - Fall
Height: 36-60 in.
Spread: 24-48 in.
Care:
Coneflowers like it sunny and hot. Though they will tolerate light shade, fewer flowers will be produced and the plants will be weakened. Light, loamy soils are best but coneflowers will grow in any well-drained soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant.
Pruning: Cut the coneflowers down to one-half of their length with pruning shears in the early summer. This is optional and can cause late blooming, but the plant will grow back more compact and stocky. Deadhead coneflowers throughout the summer and early fall when the flowers wither or dry up. Cut them off from about 1/4 inch above the closest flower buds with pruning shears.
Propagation:
Diseases:
No serious pest or disease issues. Don't overwater the plant or root rot and fungal diseases like powdery mildew can occur.
No serious pest or disease issues. Don't overwater the plant or root rot and fungal diseases like powdery mildew can occur.