Echinacea ‘Sombrero Salsa Red’ 1Gal

Latin Name: Echinacea × hybrida Sombrero® 'Salsa Red' ('Balsomsed')

Common Name: Sombrero Salsa Red Coneflower

Zones: 4–9

Height & Spread: 22–26 inches tall, spreading 16–22 inches wide

Descriptive Features: A vibrant, compact selection from the Sombrero® series, prized for its bright, non-fading, spicy true-red blooms. Softly fragrant, 3-inch flowers feature a skirt of wide, overlapping, gently drooping orange-red petals that intensify in color with more sun exposure, surrounding a rich chocolate-brown center cone for polished, full-looking blooms. Forms an upright, well-branched, floriferous clump of dark green foliage. Doesn't require vernalization to bloom, flowering from early to late summer with the potential for sporadic rebloom until frost. A strong pollinator magnet, drawing butterflies, hummingbirds, and other beneficial insects throughout its long bloom season; seed heads can be left standing through winter to feed finches and other birds while adding architectural interest. Highly adaptable to drought, heat, and humidity once established, and deer-resistant. Its compact habit makes it an excellent choice for small gardens, borders, and containers in full sun to part shade.