Echinacea ‘Firebird’
Echinacea 'Firebird' has firey red coneflowers with a classic reflexed habit to the petals like badminton shuttlecocks held around dark cones.
‘Firebird’ has fiery red coneflowers with a classic reflexed habit to the petals like badminton shuttlecocks held around dark cones. It has a good habit, a compact size. Attracts butterflies in summer and seed hunting birds in the fall. Mix with Rudbeckia for a great combo. Echinacea in coastal BC should be planted in hot, dry, sunny spots with thin, average to poor soils for best overwintering. Elsewhere they love to be frozen solid all winter long.
Common Name: Coneflower
Family: Asteraceae (The Asteraceae Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Orange
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Dry open woods, prairies and barrens.
Award:
Geographical Origin: North America, Garden Origin
