Cone-fections Hot Papaya Coneflower

Light Needs

Partial Sun to Full Sun

(At Least 5 Hours of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height

2.5-3 Feet

Mature Spread

2-2.5 Feet

Growing Zones

4 to 9

Spice up your garden with the orange and red pom-pom flowers of Cone-fections Hot Papaya coneflower! This is an exceptional variety of an already beloved native wildflower, so it is hard to beat in both performance and beauty. The fragrant and fiery flowers bloom in summer, enticing butterflies and bees through the season. Plus, this deer-resistant and drought-tolerant plant is a great choice for planting in locations where less-hardy plants are not an option.

The upright nature and vibrant flowers make the Hot Papaya coneflower a thrilling specimen plant. It’s also well-suited for wildflower gardens, low-water gardens, borders, and mass plantings. You’ll love the richness it adds to bouquets as a cut flower, too! This is a great choice for gardeners looking for low-maintenance color in their sunny gardens.

Cone-fections Hot Papaya Coneflower Care

There’s not much you need to do to keep this hardy plant coming back year after year! A dependable perennial in Zones 4-9, coneflower is adaptable to a variety of garden conditions. Make sure you plant it in a location that gets at least 4 hours of sunlight per day and in soil that is not constantly moist.

Coneflowers do best in dry-to-average soil that is never soggy. No need to regularly fertilize or water this plant after it is established! Prune it back in the early spring to allow for new growth.

Cone-fections Hot Papaya Coneflower Spacing

Cone-fections coneflowers are vigorous growers that can spread up to 30”. Give them room to grow in the garden, with 24-30” of space from other plants.