Echinacea x hybrid 'Kismet Red' - CONEFLOWER 'KISMET RED'

Hybrid coneflower with compact upright habit, larger red flowers, higher flower coverage.

Starts to bloom earlier.

Narrow leaves show parentage of narrow- leaf coneflowers = great tolerance to drought, heat and humidity.

Blooming time : June to August/September

Size : 20-24" tall x 18-20" wide

USDA zones : 4 to 9

Culture : full sun, average soil with some drainage (add coarse sand, fine gravel), drained soil, drier clay, preferably with moderate or lower amount of organic matter (mineral soils). The coneflower hybrids do not like acidic soils and winter moisture. Tolerant to shallower soils.

Moisture Needs : medium to medium-dry, dry, tolerant to summer droughts

Origin : Terra Nova Nursery introduction. Patented variety, PP29743 ('TNECHKR'). Propagation for commercial purposes is prohibited.

Deer/rabbit resistant : yes/yes

Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators : yes, but not that many as wild forms

Attracts Hummingbirds : no

Plant combinations : Best planted in late spring through very early fall, so it can establish before winter. Accent in flower borders, prairie style plantings, public spaces, xeriscape. Great with many native perennials - Agastache, summer blooming Allium, Amsonia, Asclepias, Aster, Baptisia, Calamintha, Callirhoe, Caryopteris, Coreopsis, Dalea, Eryngium, Gaura, most of hardy Geraniums, Heliopsis, Helianthus, Lavandula, Liatris, Limonium, Monarda, Nepeta, Origanum,  Perovskia, Rudbeckia (R. fulgida var. deamii, R. fulgida var. speciosa, R. 'American Gold Rush'), Salvia, Scutellaria incana, Sedum, Solidago, Sisyrinchium, Stachys, Vernonia, Veronica spicata or Veronica incana hybrids. skia, Salvia or grasses like Boutelloua gracilis, Eragrostis spectabilis, Muhlenbergia, Sporobolus heterolepis, Sorghastrum or Panicum.

Pot size : square 3.5 " x 4" deep perennial pot

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