Sombrero® Adobe Orange Coneflower

Light Needs

Part Sun to Full Sun

(5+ Hours Direct Sun)

Mature Height

18-20 Inches

Mature Spread

18-20 Inches

Growing Zones

4 to 9

Sombrero Adobe Orange Coneflower displays a natural appeal in any garden with its earthy, deep orange blossoms. This native (Echinacea) hybrid combines uniquely intense orange petals with a typical coneflower orange center and deep green foliage below for a sea of natural contrast in garden beds, landscape meadows, or containers. It can tolerate both salt and drought, giving it appeal to coastal and dry areas of zones 4 through 9.

As a plant native to North America, coneflower is an easy-care, drought-tolerant flower that attracts butterflies but resists munching deer. The flowers of Sombrero Adobe Orange rise about 18 to 20 inches above the dark green foliage in an upright shape. Blooms appear all summer, and can highlight garden beds or hardscape borders, meadows or hillsides, and containers. Plant this echinacea as a filler before taller flowers or grasses. The plants also produce pretty orange cut or dried flowers for arrangements.

Sombrero® Adobe Orange Coneflower Care

Echinaceas grow in nearly any soil, except when it drains poorly and becomes muddy or mucky. Plant this flower in partial to full sun for best flowering, ensuring it gets at least 6 hours of sunlight each day. After planting, mulch the top of the soil around the plant with some organic compost, which will break down and feed the plant over the summer.

Water your new plant every day to every other day for the first week or so, and gradually cut watering back. In its second year, the coneflower will need no supplemental watering unless there is no rainfall for 8 weeks or more. This plant can adapt to drought, plus handle summer heat and wind. Deadhead, or remove faded flowers, during summer to ensure more blooms. You can cut back deadheading at the end of summer so birds can enjoy the seeds in fall. Then, prune the coneflower nearly to the ground in late winter.

Sombrero® Adobe Orange Coneflower Spacing

In a meadow, mass planting, or border, give coneflowers enough room to grow to their mature height and spread and to get air circulation. Space this coneflower about 18 to 20 inches from its center to the center of other plants.

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Compare flower color, mature size, bloom characteristics, and the traits that distinguish each Sombrero® Coneflower.

Variety	Flowers	Mature Size	Bloom Notes	Why Choose It
Sombrero Poco™ White Coneflower	Crisp white with golden cone	14–16" H × 14–16" W	Summer	Dwarf white selection for pots and border edges
Sombrero Poco™ Red Coneflower	Deep red	14–16" H × 14–16" W	Summer	Dense dwarf habit with deep red flowers
Sombrero Poco™ Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	14–16" H × 16–18" W	Summer to fall	Dwarf yellow selection with good color retention
Sombrero Poco™ Hot Coral Coneflower	Hot coral pink	14–16" H × 18–20" W	Summer to fall	Coral color on a low, container-friendly plant
Sombrero® Mandarin Mambo Coneflower	Mandarin orange	18–24" H × 18–22" W	Summer to fall	Rich mandarin-orange flower color
Sombrero® Fuchsia Fandango Coneflower	Fuchsia pink	18–24" H × 18–24" W	Summer to fall	Bold pink option in the Sombrero® palette
Sombrero® Fiesta Orange Coneflower	Deep orange	18–22" H × 22–24" W	June to September	Single and semi-double flowers can appear together
Sombrero® Summer Solstice Coneflower	White and yellow with orange cone	22–24" H × 22–24" W	Summer	Unusual white-and-yellow flower pattern
Sombrero® Tango Tangerine® Coneflower	Coral-salmon orange	18–20" H × 22–24" W	Late spring to summer	Softer coral-orange tone
Sombrero® Rosada Coneflower	Rose pink	18–22" H × 22–24" W	Summer	Deep pink flowers with dark stems
Sombrero® Baja Burgundy Coneflower	Burgundy	18–22" H × 22–24" W	Summer	All-America Selections award winner
Sombrero® Tres Amigos Coneflower	Peachy coral to rose to burgundy	18–20" H × 22–24" W	Summer to early fall	Three flower colors can appear at once
Sombrero® Sangrita Coneflower	Orange aging to warm red	18–22" H × 22–24" W	Summer to early fall	Warm color shift with dark flower stems
Sombrero® Salsa Red Coneflower	Orange-red	24–26" H × 16–22" W	Early to late summer	Taller, narrower red selection
Sombrero® Lemon Yellow Coneflower	Lemon yellow	18–22" H × 22–24" W	Summer to early fall	Wide overlapping petals in a softer yellow
Sombrero® Granada Gold Coneflower	Deep golden yellow	18–22" H × 22–24" W	Summer to early fall	UGA Classic City Award winner
Sombrero® Flamenco Orange Coneflower	Coral orange	18–20" H × 22–24" W	Summer to early fall	Compact orange choice for mass planting
Sombrero® Blanco Coneflower	White	22–24" H × 18–20" W	Summer to early fall	Taller white selection with a narrow footprint
Sombrero® Adobe Orange Coneflower	Deep orange	18–20" H × 18–20" W	Summer to early fall	Compact, earthy orange selection

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