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| Echinacea x 'Tomato Soup' |
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| Tomato Soup Coneflower |
Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Another great coneflower hybrid originating from Terra Nova Nursery, Tomato Soup has bright red/orange flowers with small green cones and long, spreading, petals. Plants grow to around 3' tall and 2' wide with 4-5" flowers. As with all of the coneflowers, flowers start out intensely colored and fade over time.
They want full sun, good drainage, and average to dry BASIC soil. The coneflower hybrids do not like acidic soils and winter moisture. Mid/late-summer, dry-growing, flowering companions could include other coneflowers, Butterfly Weed, Pink Muhly Grass, Coreopsis, Achillea, Russian Sage, Black-eyed Susans, and Blue Love Grass. Best planted in late spring through very early fall. Cat# 1548
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Availability?: May
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| $10.00 each
in quart pots
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Native Plant |
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Good Fragrance |
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Butterfly Plant |
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Hummingbird Plant |
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Good Fall Color |
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Berries & Fruits |
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Deer resistant |
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| Ease of Culture |
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Easy |
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Not Too Hard |
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Difficult or Tricky |
| Evergreen |
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Yes |
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Semi |
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No |
| Plant Type |
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Wildflower |
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Shrub |
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Grass or grass-like |
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Perennial |
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Tree |
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Ground cover |
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Fern |
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Vine |
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| Light Exposure |
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Full sun |
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Mostly sunny |
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Half and half |
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Full shade |
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Mostly shady |
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| Soil Condition |
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Sandy |
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Organic |
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Clay |
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Average |
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| Moisture Tolerance |
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Dry |
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Wet |
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Moist |
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Moderate |
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| Height |
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12" or less
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24" to 36" |
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12" to 24" |
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36" or taller |
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| Color |
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White/whitish |
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Pink |
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Blue |
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Yellows |
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Rose |
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Green |
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Orange, coral |
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Violet |
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Brown |
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Peach, salmon |
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Lavender |
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Mauve |
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Red, scarlet |
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Purple |
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Tan |
| Bloom Time |
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Early spring |
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Early summer |
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Early fall |
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Mid spring |
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Mid summer |
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Mid fall |
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Late spring |
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Late summer |
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Late fall |
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We welcome your suggestions and comments. Please tell us how we can improve, or if there are other plants you wish we carried.
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