Echinacea Sombrero Special Halo Yellow Red ('Halo Yellow Red') (Sombrero Special Series)
coneflower [Sombrero Special Halo Yellow Red]
A compact perennial coneflower to about 50cm tall, with dark green toothed leaves, and bearing daisy-like flowerheads with yellow reflexed ray florets with red radiating out from the centre of the petals, and an orange-brown cone, flowering from midsummer to autumn
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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Yellow Red | Green | ||
| Autumn | Yellow Red | Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Echinacea are erect, clump-forming rhizomatous perennials with simple or pinnately lobed leaves and solitary, long-stalked daisies with prominent conical central disks and often drooping ray florets; attractive to butterflies
- Name status
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in well-drained, humus-rich soil ideally in full sun with protection from excessive winter wet. See echinacea cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by division in spring or autumn although they resent disturbance. Propagate by root cuttings from late autumn to early winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Patio and container plants
- Wildlife gardens
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Cutting back stems as the blooms fade may encourage further flowering; or seedheads may be kept on the plant for winter interest
Pests
Generally pest-free but young growth may be susceptible to slugs
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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