Echinacea 'Sunny Days Ruby' ~ Monrovia® Sunny Days™ Ruby Echinacea, Coneflower

Monrovia® Sunny Days Ruby Echinacea is a compact native perennial with strong freely-branching upright stems that do not need staking and gray green foliage. The oversized, lightly fragrant fully double ruby flowers have lower petals with pom-pom like center cones and bloom from summer into fall.  Thrives in full sun and well-drained soils.  The double flowers may attract less butterflies and bees, but spent stems will stay erect and attract birds if not removed.  Drought tolerant. Type:  Perennial Origins: NA Native Hybrid Height:  1.5' - 2' Spread:  1.5' - 2’ Spacing:  2’ USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 - 9 Culture:  Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color:  Red Season of Interest:  Summer, Fall MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Susceptible to aster yellows disease and eriophyid mites.  Heat and drought tolerant. LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, Native Gardens, and Containers.