Echinacea Firebird (Coneflower)

This eye-catching Coneflower will set your borders afire! Echinacea 'Firebird' is a compact perennial boasting a profusion of fragrant, fiery orange-red shuttlecock-shaped flowers with prominent dark cones. A feast for the eyes, this coneflower has an upright, well-branched habit and provides a vibrant floral display in the garden from midsummer until frost. Perfect for small gardens and containers.

• Grows up to 18-24 in. tall (45-60 cm) and 22 in. wide (55 cm).
• Thrives in full sun in average, dry to medium moisture, well drained soils. Tolerant of drought, heat and humidity.
• Perfect choice for beds and borders, prairies and meadows, wildflower gardens or cottage gardens.
• Excellent as cut flowers. If flower heads are not removed in the fall, the blackened cones will be visited by birds that feed on the seeds.
• No serious pest or disease issues. Attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators, but deer resistant.
• Remove spent flowers and cut back the stems to encourage further blooms.
• Propagate by division in spring or fall or by root cuttings from late fall to early winter.