Echinacea 'Apecssired' SUNSEEKERS RED
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Echinacea 'Apecssired' SUNSEEKERS RED
coneflower
coneflower
SIZE/TYPE | mid-sized perennial |
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USUAL HEIGHT | 0.4-0.6m |
USUAL WIDTH | 0.3-0.5m |
LEAVES | deciduous broadleaf |
COLOUR OF LEAVES |
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FLOWERS | showy |
COLOUR OF FLOWERS |
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BLOOMING TIME | July - October |
LOCATION | full sun |
USDA zone (lowest) | 4 (down to -34°C) |
WINTER PROTECTION | |
FOR ZONE 5+6 |
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FOR ZONE 7 |
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BELONGS TO CATEGORIES |
Perennials Summer blooms |
SunSeekers is a coneflower series comprising of many flower colours, all of which are stunning, rich, and non-fading. Plants have exceptional vigour and dense habit.
coneflower
SUNSEEKERS Red coneflower is a true showstopper as it does look like the brightest traffic light red. You simply have to stop to admire its beauty and rich colour. SunSeekers coneflowers have strong and rather short stems with dark green, narrowly lanceolate leaves. Bred by Jelle van den Haak from the Netherlands in 2013, and patented as PP28825 in 2017.
Flowering begins in early July and continues until early autumn. If you have seedlings you can expect flowers from the first year. They attract butterflies, bumble bees, and bees, too, can find a way to suck some nectar from them. Regular deadheading will promote formation of new buds and flowers.
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. Regular feeding during summer will bring forward formation of new flower buds but is not a must. 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 24-07-2019
coneflower
SUNSEEKERS Red coneflower is a true showstopper as it does look like the brightest traffic light red. You simply have to stop to admire its beauty and rich colour. SunSeekers coneflowers have strong and rather short stems with dark green, narrowly lanceolate leaves. Bred by Jelle van den Haak from the Netherlands in 2013, and patented as PP28825 in 2017.
Flowering begins in early July and continues until early autumn. If you have seedlings you can expect flowers from the first year. They attract butterflies, bumble bees, and bees, too, can find a way to suck some nectar from them. Regular deadheading will promote formation of new buds and flowers.
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. Regular feeding during summer will bring forward formation of new flower buds but is not a must. 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 24-07-2019
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