“'Cheyenne Spirit' coneflower is a seed-grown variety that gives you large, bright flowers in a whole range of warm colors, bringing pollinators to your garden all summer long. This tried-and-true…”
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Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower Is a Reliable Echinacea for the Garden
'Cheyenne Spirit' coneflower is a seed-grown variety that gives you large, bright flowers in a whole range of warm colors, bringing pollinators to your garden all summer long. This tried-and-true echinacea has been winning gardeners over with its reliable performance since it came on the scene in 2012. It was named an All-America Selection the very next year.
Common name: 'Cheyenne Spirit' coneflower
Botanical name: Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit'
Origin: A hybrid coneflower, this selection combines species from the genus Echinacea, which is native to eastern and central North America.
Flowers: This coneflower blooms all through summer in a gorgeous range of colors — from pink, purple, and red to every shade of yellow and orange. The flowers are the composite type, where a ring of tiny one-petaled flowers (ray florets) surround a cluster of tiny petal-less flowers (disc florets).
Foliage: Deep green, long, and tapering to a point.
Size and habit: This herbaceous perennial reaches just over two feet tall in flower. It develops a low mound of leaves that spreads one to two feet wide.
Growing 'Cheyenne Spirit' coneflower
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
How to grow it: Plant it in full sun for the best show of flowers, though it'll survive and even bloom in part shade. It's not picky about soil types, but good drainage is a must. Keep it watered while it's getting settled, but after that it handles drought just fine. This coneflower also takes heat and humidity in stride. It'll gently self-sow, and seedlings usually bloom their very first summer. USDA Zones 4–9.
Images courtesy of All-America Selections
