Echinacea Ruby Star Plant

Rubinstern meaning ruby star is a purple coneflower seed cultivar that typically grows 2 3 tall.

Echinacea ruby star plant. The bright purple pink daisy like flowers on sturdy stems make great cut flowers. Echinacea ruby star ruby star coneflower. Specific epithet means purple. 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.

Attributes drought tolerant fall color. These flowers grow on 40 inch tall stems from late spring through fall. Large deep purple pink petals and big pincushion like dark bronze cones will attract lots of butterflies. Rising high above the leaves to display their bold blooms to attract wildlife.

From a central brown cone the deep carmine pink petals are held flat rather than drooping like 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. Attracts wildlife attracts butterflies.

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. Product is out of stock. 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.

Plants are easy to grow tough and heat and drought tolerant once established. A vigorous long bloomer with some of the darkest flowers you ll see on a purple coneflower. 1 196 970 rubinstern a selection of our most popular native north american wildflower with larger more vibrantly coloured flowers than the species. Award winning echinacea ruby giant boasts huge 5 inches wide 12 cm fragrant blooms with slightly reflexed red purple rays that fade to light purple as they mature.

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.