Echinacea Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' PP24897

Scientific Name: Echinacea 'Cantaloupe'

Also Known As

Echinacea 'Supreme Cantaloupe'
Echinacea Supreme™ Cantaloupe
Supreme™ Cantaloupe Coneflower

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"-24"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

4a-9b

Echinacea Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' PP24897 plant details

Echinacea Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' PP24897 is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer apricot and coral flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echinacea Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' PP24897

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: apricot and coral blooms in summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echinacea Supreme™ 'Cantaloupe' PP24897

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer, heat
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Bright and luscious, petals the yellow-orange of ripe cantaloupe are combined w/ a double orange-brown center on this 29" tall beauty and they last and last and last (July-Oct); great cut flower. S/M PPAF PVR

By: Forestfarm

PPAF. This crowd-pleasing new variety has won top awards for its good habit, long bloom time and fragrant, non-fading melon colored petals; the centers start out unimposing then puff out like a honeycomb paper ornament. Well-drained to gritty sweet soil are best.

By: Select Seeds

There is no other coneflower like this one. 'Supreme Cantaloupe' is just that: the colour of ripe cantaloupe! Imagine colour combinations with pink, magenta and blue. Fragrant. Part of the new Supreme Series of mid-size double-flowered coneflowers. Echinacea in coastal BC should be planted in hot, dry, sunny spots with thin, average to poor soils for best overwintering.