Echinacea LAKOTA™ FIRE coneflower

LAKOTA™ FIRE coneflower is a strain of seedlings offering glowing shades of dark orange, soft red, and purple red flowers. They are single, mildly fragrant, and open from late July until early October atop about 40 cm tall stems. The depth of colours is breathtaking and will blend in nicely in any perennial setting.

LAKOTA™ FIRE coneflower was introduced by Walters Gardens Inc. in 2018 in the USA and brought to Europe in 2020 where it is sold under 4 names respecting individual colour tones: Orange, Red, Red Ombre a Soft Orange. It is also listed under Proven Winners® selections for their durability and reliability.

Deadhead spent flowers regularly and feed the plants every two weeks during summer. Leaves are deep green, lanceolate, and may suffer from diseases if grown in wet or compacted soil. The plant is usually trouble-free and resistant, just be careful if slugs are present in your garden. Since coneflowers emerge quite late, often when slugs are already in their lethal strength, they could gobble up newly emerging foliage totally and thus destroy the plant yet before it comes out.

Coneflower will tolerate almost any soil type but boggy. It loves full sun. It is suitable for mixed borders with perennials or can be used as a flowering feature among low shrubs and conifers, and looks lovely when planted in a mass in a container on patios and balconies. Fully hardy to min -34°C (USDA zone 4).

Last update 23-08-2021