Professional Growing Information You know that feeling when you agonize over what plant to put in a certain spot? Is it the right sun? Is it beneficial to native wildlife? Is it pretty? Is the timing to put it in the ground acceptable? And you spend $60 on the perfect plants, and you wait, and you just know it’s going to be great. And you receive the plants and they look healthy and beautiful. And you contemplate the perfect positioning - is it balanced with the position of the neighbors’ plants? Will it get more sun 3 inches to the right? And you dig a hole, and you sweat, and you scrutinize the depth - is it a quarter inch too deep? Take it out and put it in again. And you water it, and stand back to admire it, pleased, with love and hope in your heart. And you come out the next day to check on them, and rabbits have completely devoured them to the hilt. Yeah. That feeling. . . Just some expensive rabbit food. Some warning to cage the plant would have been nice. So I hope someone reading this now knows to cage theirs. Here’s hoping mine recover.
'Ruby Giant' Coneflower Echinacea purpurea
- Part Sun to Sun
- Summer
- Fall
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Details
36 - 36 Inches24 - 24 Inches24 - 24 Inches91cm61cm61cmFeatures
- Double Row Blooms,
- Strong Stems,
- Vibrant Color
Drought TolerantAttracts:BeesBirdsButterfliesHummingbirdsResists:DeerCharacteristics
Plant Type:PerennialHeight Category:TallGarden Height:36 Inches 91cmSpacing:24 Inches 61cmSpread:24 Inches 61cmFlower Colors:PinkFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:UprightContainer Role:ThrillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part Sun to SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:Summer through FallHardiness Zones:3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8bWater Category:LowUses:ContainerUses:Cut FlowerUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingUses:Specimen or Focal PointMaintenance Notes:Echinacea, including 'Ruby Giant', are tolerant of many things including drought, heat and humidity, and poor soil conditions, making them a must have plant for the mixed border. Butterflies and hummingbirds can't resist the rich rose-red color of 'Ruby Giant', whereas deer tend to just walk on by. Deadheading will encourage more blooms, but be sure to leave some mature flowerheads on to provide seed for the birds throughout the fall and create winter interest. Some great companion plants for 'Ruby Giant' are daylilies, ornamental grasses and Rudbeckia 'Black-eyed Susan'.
Echinacea 'Ruby Giant' boasts huge 7-inch flowers with petals that occur in a double row and remain flat and do not droop like other common Echinacea. 'Ruby Giants' blooms are also long lasting and abundant, sitting atop sturdy branched stems and provide color from early summer into fall.
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