Echinacea 'Tiki Torch'
coneflower
- Position: full sun
- Soil: most soils, except very dry or boggy
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Dazzling orange petals that are slightly darker at their base, surround a prominent orange-red boss. This creates a zesty combination of colour that looks great in a 'hot' themed border. The flowers have a spicy fragrance, are look great when cut and popped into a simple arrangement in a vase. The long lasting flowers attract butterflies and bees and the birds will flock to them after they have set seed. - Garden care: Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or spring. In autumn cut back all dead flower stems to the ground. Coneflowers benefit from a spring or autumn mulch with well-rotted compost.
Anemanthele lessoniana
pheasant's tail grass (syn. Stipa arundinacea )
Versatile and colourful
Sanguisorba officinalis 'Red Thunder'
burnet
Rich red bottle brush-like flowers
Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
yarrow
Deep red, flat heads of flowers and feathery foliage
Schizostylis coccinea 'Major'
kaffir lily
Large red flowers are ideal as cut flowers
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