Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’

Echinacea 'Hot Papaya' is one of the more unique of the hot-coloured not-so-purple coneflowers.


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‘Hot Papaya’ has sizzling, red-orange, double cones with falling tails heat up the sun border in summer. Contrasting dark burgundy, sturdy stems. Upright, with lance-shaped leaves. From the Cone-fections Series which offers reliably hardy, very floriferous, stocky plants with strong sturdy stems. Wonderful planted en masse and superb as a cut flower. Echinacea in coastal BC should be planted in hot, dry, sunny spots with thin, average to poor soils for best overwintering. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.

Common Name:  Coneflower

Family:  Asteraceae (The Aster Family)

Zone Hardiness:  3-8

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  2-4'

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Orange

Secondary Bloom Colour:  

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Summer - Fall

Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry

Stem Colour:  Burgundy

Fragrance:  Yes

Berries:  

Benefits:  Butterflies Bees

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Dry open woods, prairies and barrens.

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