Echinacea Prairie Pillars 'Flame thrower'
Common Name(s):
Coneflower
Prairie Pillars Coneflower
Synonym:
Flower:
Orange and Yellow
Blooms :
Jun
to:
Aug
Inflorescence a head with orange and yellow ray flowers and daark burnt amber disk flowers
Botanical Description
Fragrant?
YES
Family:
Asteraceae
Herbaceous Plant, Perennial
Foliage:
Green
Leaves ovate to lanceolate up to 7" long with toothed margins
Fall Color?
YES
The orange and yellow flowers last into fall
Deciduous
Photo by:
Heading 6
Dried flower heads that provide seeds for birds
Oregon Native?
NO
West State Native?
NO
Origins:
Cultivar developed from E. purpurea
Site Selection
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone:
3
Water Needs:
M
Sun Needs:
Full Sun
Deer Resistant?
YES
Firewise?
YES
Height:
2.5-3'
Spread:
2.5-3'
Growth Rate:
Fast
Native Habitat:
Cultivar developed from native Echinacea purpurea
Soil:
Loam, sandy, clay
Care Recommendations
Maintenance Level:
Low
Fertilizer:
Well- balanced low nitrogen
Mulch:
Compost, wood chips, sredded bark, straw
Divide when clumps become overcrowded, about every 4 years
Long Term:
Winter:
Mulch if not done in fall,
Spring:
Remove old stems, apply compost or well-rotted manure
Summer:
Deadheading encourages new bloom or leave seed heads for birds, moderate watering
Fall:
Flower heads can be left for fall/winter interest
General Care Comments:
Deadheading for more blooms, or leave seed heads for birds
Common Problems
Aster Yellows , overwatering, Susceptibility to mites that cause disease
Diseases:
Aster yellows, leaf spots, powdery mildew
Insects:
Eriophyid mites, aphids, leafhoppers, Japanese beetles, whiteflies, caterfillars
Environmental Problems:
Pests:
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