Echinacea 'Hilmoojoy' MOOODZ® JOY coneflower

MOOODZ® JOY is spectacular orange variety of MOOODZ® coneflower. Its rich tangerine orange flowers are very elegant and striking at the same time. They are uniformly flat with an elevated cone hiding sweet nectar for butterflies, bees, and bumble bees. Tips of ray florets are once or twice dissected, as if a small coneflower pixie took a pair of scissors and cut each petal when the flower opens from the bud. Well, he is a rascal but imagine what a tough job it must be - just like when a centipede is putting the shoes on ... Stems are strong and erect, reaching up 60 to 50 cm tall, and producing flowers from July until September. Lanceolate leaves are very dark green and grow from the ground and then up along the stems.

Coneflowers are maintenance-free perennials blooming from early or mid summer until early fall. They come out on sturdy stems that do not break in wind or heavy rain. Flowers attract butterflies and bumble bees. Deadheading of spent flowers and occasional feeding will improve their performance.

Coneflower will tolerate almost any soil type but boggy and highly acidic. It loves full sun. It is suitable for mixed borders with perennials, or can be used as a flowering feature among low shrubs and conifers, and looks lovely when planted in a mass in a container on patios and balconies. Fully hardy to min. -30°C (USDA zone 5), possibly a few degrees lower.

Last update 10-07-2018