Echinacea Tomato Soup
Echinacea Tomato Soup
SKU: 46047
Shipping:
No longer available this season.
Overview
Tomato Soup' is a hybrid coneflower with bright tomato-red flowers that fade to pink as the mature. A very showy color break through in this genus, it requires perfect growing conditions to do well in the western US.
key features
Botanical Name
Echinacea Tomato Soup
Growing Zones
Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9
Advantages
Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant
Soil Moisture
Average
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Mature Height
28-32" tall
Bloom Time
Early summer to mid fall
SKU
46047
Description
28-32" tall x 18-24" wide. A tomato-red flowered hybrid with huge 5" diameter blossoms, 'Tomato Soup' is new to the gardening world and shows great promise as a uniquely colored Coneflower variety. To grow these big showy flowers, the plants must be pampered. Locate 'Tomato Soup' in a site with moist, compost enriched soil and protection from the wind. Afternoon shade, especially in western climates with intense sun, will prolong the red color. Flowers naturally age to light pink.
