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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 32 inches
Plant Spread: 32 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Trade name information:
Series: Prairie Stars™
Cultivar name: 'Tomato Soup'
Common names
  • Coneflower

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Photo by Snapshot
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2009-07-06
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-24
#Pollination

Date: 2008-08-07
Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc. wwwterranovanurseries.c
Photo by abhege
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2018-07-06
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2012-07-06
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Date: Summer 2012
Who likes tomatoe soup
Location: Sun Garden
Date: July
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2009-06-29
My yard, zone 6

Date: 2015-07-13
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2009-07-07

Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Hornbaker's Gardens, Princeton, IL
Date: 2015-09-12
Location: Hornbaker's Gardens, Princeton, IL
Date: 2015-09-12

Date: 2015-07-08
Photo by Newyorkrita
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2019-09-04
Location: Virginia
Date: 2012-06-10
Location: Virginia
Date: 2012-06-10
Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2012-07-06
Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2012-07-06
Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2012-07-06
Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2012-07-06
Location: RavenCroft Garden
Date: 2010-06-30

Date: 2015-07-13

Date: 2015-07-13
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2011-08-27
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2011-08-27
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2009-06-29
My yard, zone 6
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2009-06-29
My yard, zone 6
Location: Medina, TN
Date: 2011-06-27
Coneflower (Echinacea 'Tomato Soup')
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 6/19/2011
E. 'Tomato Soup'

Date: 2012-07-30

Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with Permission.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-17
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-17

Date: 2015-07-08

Date: 2015-07-08

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Comments:
  • Posted by clintbrown (Medina, TN - Zone 7b) on Feb 24, 2013 9:26 AM concerning plant:
    This plant is very slow to establish and seems to be a weak variety.
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 30, 2011 4:37 PM concerning plant:
    I really love the colors on the bloom of this fancy new echinacea. Last spring I planted well over a dozen but unfortunately the plants died over the winter.

    Rita, located on the north shore of Nassau County Long Island, NY zone 6/7 where it is humid in the summer.
  • Posted by Zencat (West Valley City, Utah - Zone 7a) on Jul 29, 2012 9:27 PM concerning plant:
    I wasn't impressed with this plant. It died 2 years after planting.
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