Hot Lava Echinacea
by Susan Leishman
(Lincoln NE USA)
This is the color the first few days.
Here is a shot of the plant in mid summer.
This is a mid-Oct. shot of the fading flowers.
Last fall I planted 3 tiny plugs of Hot Lava Echinacea. All 3 made it through a hard zone 5 winter and bloomed well for their first year. The color starts out orange-red and gradually fades to a more pink orange color. Height is listed as 3-4 feet. My were more like 2' this first year. Blooms started in June and are still blooming in late Oct. This is one I will continue to grow and may move to a more prominent spot in the garden next year. I gave them no water or fertilizer at all and they didn't seem to mind.
