Echinacea Ruby Star Plant

Rising high above the leaves to display their bold blooms to attract wildlife.

Echinacea ruby star plant.

Flower buds begin to form in early july and by later in the month you ll be enthralled by the big carmine red daisies that emerge. Echinacea purpurea ruby star sku 1822 flower petals are first held horizontally then relax as the flowers age and the cone like centers become more pronounced. Award winning echinacea ruby giant boasts huge 5 inches wide 12 cm fragrant blooms with slightly reflexed red purple rays that fade to light purple as they mature. 1 196 970 rubinstern a selection of our most popular native north american wildflower with larger more vibrantly coloured flowers than the species.

These flowers grow on 40 inch tall stems from late spring through fall. Large deep purple pink petals and big pincushion like dark bronze cones will attract lots of butterflies. Echinacea ruby star ruby star coneflower. Genus name of echinacea comes from the greek word echinos meaning hedgehog or sea urchin in reference to the spiny center cone found on most flowers in the genus.

Attracts wildlife attracts butterflies. Introduced by jelitto who gave us magnus echinacea ruby star is a slightly shorter plant with large flat topped flowers that are a deeper purple pink almost ruby red than most others. Attributes drought tolerant fall color. From a central brown cone the deep carmine pink petals are held flat rather than drooping like the species.

Plants are easy to grow tough and heat and drought tolerant once established. Rubinstern meaning ruby star is a purple coneflower seed cultivar that typically grows 2 3 tall. This clonal selection from the original rubinstern seed presents a double row of petals held horizontally for maximum impact and effect. The coneflower ruby star echinacea purpurea ruby star produces large intense carmine red daisy like flowers with a dark bronze pincushion like center cone.

Introduced by jelitto who gave us magnus echinacea ruby star is a slightly shorter plant with large flat topped flowers that are a deeper purple pink almost ruby red than most others. Ruby star forms a tall narrow upright profile in the garden that is perfect for the middle or back of any garden that grows in full sun. Rubinstern ruby star is a german bred cultivar with deeply colored rose red petals that stretch out horizontilly from the center cone. Specific epithet means purple.

The bright purple pink daisy like flowers on sturdy stems make great cut flowers.