Echinacea Ruby Star Plant

This clonal selection from the original rubinstern seed presents a double row of petals held horizontally for maximum impact and effect.

Echinacea ruby star plant.

These flowers grow on 40 inch tall stems from late spring through fall. Rising high above the leaves to display their bold blooms to attract wildlife. Echinacea ruby star ruby star coneflower. Specific epithet means purple.

Large deep purple pink petals and big pincushion like dark bronze cones will attract lots of butterflies. Ruby star forms a tall narrow upright profile in the garden that is perfect for the middle or back of any garden that grows in full sun. Rubinstern ruby star is a german bred cultivar with deeply colored rose red petals that stretch out horizontilly from the center cone. 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.

Plants are easy to grow tough and heat and drought tolerant once established. The bright purple pink daisy like flowers on sturdy stems make great cut flowers. 1 196 970 rubinstern a selection of our most popular native north american wildflower with larger more vibrantly coloured flowers than the species. Plants are easy to grow tough and heat and drought tolerant once established.

The coneflower ruby star echinacea purpurea ruby star produces large intense carmine red daisy like flowers with a dark bronze pincushion like center cone. Flower buds begin to form in early july and by later in the month you ll be enthralled by the big carmine red daisies that emerge. Rubinstern meaning ruby star is a purple coneflower seed cultivar that typically grows 2 3 tall. 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.

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. Product is out of stock. 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. From a central brown cone the deep carmine pink petals are held flat rather than drooping like the species.

Attracts wildlife attracts butterflies.