Flame Thrower Coneflower -
(Echinacea 'Flame Thrower')
Perennial Plants
Other Common Names: Flame Thrower Echinacea, Coneflower
Family: Asteraceae Genus: Echinacea Cultivar: 'Flame Thrower'
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Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Planting
Plant Flamethrower Coneflower in well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade. If soil is dense clay amend with organic compost or soil conditioner to enhance porosity and improve drainage.
Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Pruning
Flower stems of coneflowers can be cut back after the blooms have faded. However, if you want them to self sow from seed you want to allow the flower heads to dry on the stems and scatter there seeds before removal. I usually clean up coneflower plants when the plants have gone completely dormant or in late winter before new growth begins to emerge.
Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Feeding
Coneflowers are not heavy feeders. I usually fertilize them in early spring with an organic flower food and mulch lightly with organic compost. This is usually enough to keep them healthy and flowering good.
Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Problems
It seems rabbits have an appetite for coneflowers (Echinacea). If there are lots of rabbits around you'll want to protect coneflowers with some sort of low fence the rabbits can't get through or hop over. Constantly soggy soil can cause problems.
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