Hi, I'm looking for as much information on cone flowers as possible.I'm just getting started in gardening,and I've always liked cone flowers.How many different colors are available and what do I plant with them.

Hi Conehead!

Welcome to the forum! Boy, I'm really with you on this one because I love Echinacea (coneflowers) too! Of course, I've always been attracted to Daisy-like flowers. Here's a list of the Echinacea I have in my garden beds and their colors.

'Magnus' - purple
'Ruby Giant' - deep pink
'Fatal Attraction' - magenta
'Vintage Wine' - very deep pink
'Fragrant Angel' - white
'Sunrise' - yellow
'Orange Meadowbrite' - orange with slim petals
'Little Giant' - pink
'Razzmatazz' - pink with double-decker blooms
'Hope' - pale pink

I'm really not sure yet, but I may have lost my Echinacea 'Hope'; however, it will be replaced because a portion of the purchase price goes to help fight breast cancer and it is dedicated to the memories of those who have perished to breast cancer and the survivors.

This is my Wish list:

'Sunset' - orange
'Rubin's Glow' - bright medium pink
'Harvest Moon' - yellow-Gold
'Ruby Star' - bright ruby-red
'Pixie Meadowbrite' - pink (dwarf)
'Kim's Knee High' - rose-pink (dwarf)
'Fancy Frills' - bright pink (petal ends are jagged instead of rounded)
'Primadonna Deep Rose' - dusty rose
'Mango Meadowbrite' - golden-yellow with slim petals
'Sundown' - light orange

There is also another new one this year but I don't recall the name of it. I believe the leaves are kinda speckled.

Here's a picture of some of my Echinacea 'Magnus' and 'Little Giant' (top center with flat petals.



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Joanne, there are so many different varieties available now and they keep adding more each year. It's wonderful and so exciting! By the way, I made a mistake on my list because I still have 'Rubin's Glow', but 'Ruby Giant' should have been on my Wish (or replacement) list. Last year, during a bad storm, a huge limb fell on one of my of my beds and I lost some of my flowers, but I think most of the damage came from the men working to cut up the limb and remove the debris.

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Can someone tell me how long they stay in bloom - long or short? Also, do they do well in afternoon sun?

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Joanne, mine are blooming now and I'll still have flowers in the fall. As far as sun requirements, I have some of mine in full sun, while others are in beds that get either morning sun or afternoon sun and all are doing very well.

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I'm noticing some flowers aren't faring well in the beds with the hottest sun of the day.

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Are you talking about newly planted flowers? I've found any newly planted flowers seem to struggle until they've been in the ground for a while and get their roots established. I try to plant my flowers when were expecting rain or cloudy days instead of sunny days. I've got several of those plastic storage crates and if it gets too sunny I place one of those over the plant and lay a small piece of plywood, painted white, on top of it. It seems to work great because the sun get reflected off the top and the plant gets air so heat doesn't build up!

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Joanne, I don't think you can ever go wrong with coneflowers. I was at Lowe's this morning with a friend and they had the 'Ruby Star', which is on my Wish list, in a gallon pot for $5.97. It was a really good-size plant, but I passed it up! We had other places to go, so I didn't think it was a good idea to leave it sitting in a hot car, but I may go out there this afternoon and get one!

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Patches, I saw the "Ruby Star" at Lowes also but had already picked one up along with "Magnus" and "White Swan". Mine weren't nearly the size of the ones at Lowes though! I didn't see "White Swan" on your list, is it a newer one?

Thanks for the welcome Dodge! I had no idea coneflowers do well in the shade. I have tons of shady area to plant and will be sure to add them to the list. Now I have an even better excuse to go buy a bunch more

Joanne

Coneflowers are among my favs. I got an orange one this year and it's blooming. Just love it. Last year I bought a yellow one, however, when it came up this year, it is pink??? Has this ever happened to anyone else? I thought I was buying 2 orange ones, but when they bloomed, one turned out to be yellow. So I hope that one stays yellow next year. I had no idea there was so many varieties! Wish I had more room. I'd have them all! Sue

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I didn't see "White Swan" on your list, is it a newer one?

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Joanne, my list is NOT a complete list of all the available varieties of coneflowers, just the ones I have and the ones I want. 'White Swan' is not new this year so it's probably been around for a year or two.

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Thanks for the welcome Dodge! I had no idea coneflowers do well in the shade. I have tons of shady area to plant and will be sure to add them to the list.

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Most Echinacea require full sun, although 'Vintage Wine' will tolerate partial shade. All of mine are planted either in full sun or else they get complete morning or afternoon sun without any impediments. Once I planted several varieties in dappled sun and they did not perform well at all so I had to move them or I was afraid I was going to lose them. I would recommend checking for the sun/shade exposure on the label.

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Hi everyone.Now that I know how many different colors of coneflowers are out there,what can I plant with them to get killer combinations?

I didn't know was one with my name

Hope coneflower

I have seeds growing this year from them tennessean wildflower ones.its the state flower of my home state TN.I also got one that dug from SIL yard.I'm going to sow some of the eeds& have already sowed in place an entire seed head(I'm hopeing for like an entire full plant )

I was just showing SIL yesterday how to cut seedhead off and showed where the others were cut and they'd branched forming more stems for blooming.

so is'Angel'really fragrant?Is it a smell you can smell near it or do you have to stuff your nose in it?

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I didn't know was one with my name

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Yes, I guess there is if your name is Hope! I think 'Hope' is very pretty and it's such a soft, pale pink. The pink seems to make it look very dainty, at least, to me it does!

Actually, I find with 'Angel' you really have to get your nose down there to smell it! Of course, I'm finding that out about the lot of the flowers they say are fragrant.

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Karrie, what other flowers were you planning on planting with the coneflower? Are you only going to plant one coneflower?

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I wanted to get one in red and one in yellow to put out there together.

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Karrie, are you talking about a red (Echinacea) coneflower?

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WOW! I've NEVER seen 'Twilight' before and it's gorgeous! I'm was familiar with 'Harvest Moon' and considered getting it at one time, but I wasn't in the market for another gold-yellow flower at that time. Is that the yellow one you're talking about?

Kerrie, if you're thinking of putting those two together I think it would look awesome! I would love to see some pictures when you get it done.

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Kerrie, since you already mentioned that you were thinking about daisies I was wondering if you ever considered putting Shasta Daisies in front of the coneflowers? Actually, I do that a lot, and I think it's a great combination since the daisies help hide some of the stark bareness of just the green leaves on the conflower. Here is a picture from the front of some of my Shasta daisies with some coneflowers in the background. I think the white also helps to brighten up the area and draws your eyes to it. You can also see some of my daisies with some coneflowers (from a different angle) on page of this topic. Kerrie, this is just a suggestion and my two-cents worth!



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Kerrie, I'm so glad you liked the idea! Now, I'm anxious to see what it looks like when you get it planted. I think it's going to be a beautiful combination with those vibrant red and yellow coneflowers and the brightness of the white Shasta daisies. It might not look like much the first year or two, but once it fills in it will be a show-stopper!

Of course, Now that I've got the picture in my mind I'm trying to figure out where I could do that combination in my yard, without the shrubs. I love the color of 'Twilight'!

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Those 2 on each side of the cone flowers will help aid in wind protection a little bit.

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You're right about that, Kerrie, because the wind can sure damage the coneflowers. I've went outside after many a storm only to find mine blown down and broken off. Of course, these were the taller ones (36-40") and I don't think that as much a concern with the two you're getting since they only get about 24". I think that's one of the reasons I'm attracted to the shorter ones now.

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HI Joanne!

I really don't know if there's one place where you can get the information on all of them. I've gathered my information over the years from the ones I've bought and the ones I've researched. According to the informaton I have:

'Magnus'- 24-36"
'White Swan' - 24-36"
'Doubledecker' - 36"
'Rocky Top' - 24-30"

I've never heard of 'Ruby Red' or 'Red Ruby', but there is a 'Ruby Star' and 'Ruby Giant'.

'Ruby Star' - 36"
'Ruby Giant' - 30"

As you can see 'Ruby Giant' is shorter but it's named for the 7" flowers it is supposed to have. Unfortunately, mine have NEVER gotten that BIG!

Joanne, it's been my experience that you can't always rely on the height given for any plant. I've had to move many different plants over the years because whenever I've planted the shorter plant in front and taller one in back they didn't grow that way! So it's moving time again!

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You're welcome! Joanne, I hope you will post some pictures when you get everything planted because it sounds like you've got some nice flowers to go along with coneflowers.

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