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Echinacea 'Flame Thrower'

How to grow Coneflower 'Flame Thrower'.

Hot colors, bees included.

Light
Full sun, part sun
Water
Moderate
Zones
4–9
Size
30–36 in. tall, 24–30 in. wide
Spacing
18–24 in. apart.
Pets
Not on the ASPCA pet-safe list; keep it out of reach
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Coneflower with bright orange-red petals around a dark orange-brown cone

Light

Full sun is best. It takes light afternoon shade.

Water

Water weekly the first summer. Established plants handle dry spells.

Planting and soil

Plant in spring or early fall, crown level with the soil. Don't bury the crown.

Feeding

None, or a little compost in spring.

Pruning

Deadhead through summer for more flowers. Leave the last seed heads standing for winter birds; cut back in early spring.

Through the year

Leaves up in spring. Flowers July to frost. Seed heads into winter.

If something's off

Aster yellows (green, deformed flowers) has no cure; pull and toss the plant. Japanese beetles visit in midsummer.

Plays well with

Plant it with friends.

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Why we stock it: Long bloom in hot colors on a sturdier plant than most hybrid coneflowers.

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