Echinacea 'Ifecssc' SUNSEEKERS CORAL coneflower
Echinacea
SunSeekers is a coneflower series bred by Jelle van den Haak for Innoflora BV from the Netherlands. The first part consists of varieties whose patent names begin with Apecss- and comprises of plants with single flowers of remarkably rich colours. While the second part of the series with patent names beginning with Ifecss- breaks through with a completely new and innovative design of unique colours or semi-double flowers which recall gerbera and dahlia rather than a coneflower. The first and hugely successful variety was SunSeekers Salmon and was awarded Gold Medal by KVBC at Plantarium Exhibition 2018.
SUNSEEKERS CORAL is hybrid coneflower makes flowers of intriguing colour mélange combining rich orange and scarlet red which results in soft and warm coral red tone. Central discs are deep mahogany red, cone-like, and provide plenty of nectar for butterflies, bumble bees as well as bees. Flowering begins early – in July and strong and reliably fed plants keep on flowering until September. Longevity of individual flowers is exceptional, too – almost 3 weeks.
Plants are compact but have exceptional vigour and dense habit. Stems are dark purple and reach about 40 cm tall. Deadhead spent flowers regularly and feed the plants every two weeks during summer. Leaves are healthy, deep green, and broadly lanceolate. SUNSEEKERS CORAL was bred by Jelle can den Haak and granted an EU patent No. 64410 in 2023.
The plant is usually trouble-free and resistant, just be careful if slugs are present in your garden. Since coneflowers emerge quite late, often when slugs are already in their lethal strength, they could gobble up newly emerging foliage totally and thus destroy the plant before it even comes out.
Coneflower will tolerate almost any soil type but boggy. It loves full sun. It is suitable for mixed borders with perennials or can be used as a flowering feature among low shrubs and conifers and looks lovely when planted in a mass in a container on patios and balconies. Fully hardy to min -34 °C (USDA zone 4).
Last update 14-06-2024
