Echinacea Ruby Star Seeds

Their roots have famous medicinal qualities they make great long lasting cut flowers and attract numerous butterflies and.

Echinacea ruby star seeds.

Echinacea purpurea ruby star is my favorite purple coneflower. Buy ruby star echinacea seeds. Rubinstern ruby star is an exciting improved variety of magnus developed by jelitto perennial seeds of germany. The 3 to 3 ft.

The centers are reminiscent of thistly flowers and measure roughly 2 inches wide in diameter. Tall plants are vigorous sturdy and long blooming flowers begin in midsummer and continue well into the fall. Buy ruby star coneflower online at mckay nursery company. This breeding effort has resulted in more uniformly sized plants with large more darkly colored flowers.

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. Grow ruby star coneflower from freshly harvested echinacea purpurea flower seeds. Self sown plants can also be moved at that time. 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.

The stunning flowers have deep reddish mauve petals and orange brown central cones. The intense carmine red petals are held horizontally from the center cone giving rubinstern a very beautiful and distinctive look. Ruby star echinacea produces large long lasting intense rose purple blooms with horizontal flower petals and deep bronze cones. Ruby star will produce gorgeous blooms atop foliage that grows up to 3 feet tall.

Easy and tough as nails it is a valuable plant for borders and meadow plantings attracting butterflies and later becoming a natural birdfeeder. The petals are held horizontally. It was named cut flower of the year 2006. Upright clump which is a favourite feeding station for many butterflies.

Flowers are held on long strong stems perfect for cutting. Echinacea purpurea ruby star. Plants are easy to grow tough and heat and drought tolerant once established. The most reliable coneflower available today ruby star has flat topped large blooms in intense pink purple that bloom all summer.

Seed heads are useful in dried arrangements. The flower heads will produce 10 to 12 petals each displaying their red purple petals through the summer months. Shop with confidence for quality trees shrubs and perennials. Large intense carmine red daisy like blooms with a maroon center.

Specific epithet means purple. 40 42 tall x 18 wide.