Balsomsed coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Balsomsed'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size18 to 24 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Orange-red rays with orange brown center cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Balsomsed' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Balsomsed') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Orange-red petals surround an orange brown center cone from early to late summer. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Moonshine yarrow, Prairie dropseed, Nodding onion, and Indian Summer rudbeckia.