Echinacea Ruby Star Seeds

The centers are reminiscent of thistly flowers and measure roughly 2 inches wide in diameter.

Echinacea ruby star seeds.

This breeding effort has resulted in more uniformly sized plants with large more darkly colored flowers. Echinacea purpurea ruby star. Plants may be easily divided in early spring. 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.

Rubinstern ruby star is an exciting improved variety of magnus developed by jelitto perennial seeds of germany. Easy and tough as nails it is a valuable plant for borders and meadow plantings attracting butterflies and later becoming a natural birdfeeder. Specific epithet means purple. The flower heads will produce 10 to 12 petals each displaying their red purple petals through the summer months.

Ruby star will produce gorgeous blooms atop foliage that grows up to 3 feet tall. The petals are held horizontally. Ruby star echinacea produces large long lasting intense rose purple blooms with horizontal flower petals and deep bronze cones. Rubinstern meaning ruby star is a purple coneflower seed cultivar that typically grows 2 3 tall.

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. Self sown plants can also be moved at that time. Buy ruby star coneflower online at mckay nursery company. The 3 to 3 ft.

40 42 tall x 18 wide. It was named cut flower of the year 2006. Grow ruby star coneflower from freshly harvested echinacea purpurea flower seeds. 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.

The most reliable coneflower available today ruby star has flat topped large blooms in intense pink purple that bloom all summer. Upright clump which is a favourite feeding station for many butterflies. Large intense carmine red daisy like blooms with a maroon center. Their roots have famous medicinal qualities they make great long lasting cut flowers and attract numerous butterflies and.

Seed heads are useful in dried arrangements. Flowers are held on long strong stems perfect for cutting. Tall plants are vigorous sturdy and long blooming flowers begin in midsummer and continue well into the fall. The stunning flowers have deep reddish mauve petals and orange brown central cones.

Plants are easy to grow tough and heat and drought tolerant once established. Shop with confidence for quality trees shrubs and perennials.