Red Ombre Artisan Echinacea

Artisan echinacea is a new series with an elevated performance. This echinacea is easy to grow from seed and has an extremely strong branching structure, making dense, sturdy plants that are jam-packed with long-lasting flowers. Red Ombre Artisan Echinacea has bold and glowing, uniquely colored flowers- crimson red with orangish, pink undertones that slowly fade into softer tones and can bloom in the first year. Grow in the ground or containers. 

5 seeds

PLANTING

Echinacea purpurea

Perennial, zones 4-10

Germination: 10-21 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-75ºF.

Seed Planting Depth: Sow ⅛” deep

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-75ºF soil temperature. Transplant after the last frost, 18-24" apart. 

Sowing Outdoors: Mid-spring and fall

Growth Habit: Upright

Height and Width: 24-34" by 18-24"

Spacing:  18-24" apart

Light Needs:  Full sun

Soil Needs: Average, well-drained

Approximate days to flower from seed: Blooms in the first season when started early indoors, mid to late summer thereafter.

Uses: Flower beds, cottage and wildflower gardens, cut flowers, attracts pollinators and birds

Care: Water seedlings regularly until established. Amend the soil with compost before transplanting. Cut back stems as the blooms fade; this encourages more flower production. Don’t cut the plant down in the fall; leave the edible seedheads up for the birds