Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit'- Qt. Pots - Flat of 10
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If most coneflowers speak in a single tone, Cheyenne Spirit is a full chorus—warm reds, burnished oranges, clear yellows, and the occasional cream, all rising from sturdy stems like a summer prairie in bloom. It has the look of something old and wild, yet it was bred for modern reliability: quick to flower, steady in habit, and willing to perform without pampering.
Unlike many hybrids that fade after a season, this strain carries strong Echinacea purpurea blood. It flowers its first year from seed and settles in as a dependable perennial, returning with more presence each summer. Plants form upright clumps that hold their shape through heat and weather, with blooms that keep coming if you take the trouble to deadhead—or linger as handsome seed heads if you don’t.
Mass it for a tapestry of color, weave it through borders, or let it mingle with grasses where it looks most at home. Bees arrive first, butterflies follow, and by autumn the birds will make their claim.
Name(s): Echinacea purpurea 'Cheyenne Spirit', Brauneria purpurea, Eastern Purple Cone Flower
Flower Color: Red, yellow, orange, rust colored center.
Bloom Time: July to September
Foliage: Herbaceous.
Height/Spread: 26 inches to 32 inches x 24 inches.
Climate Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade
Soil Condition: Well-drained to dry, average, pH 6.6 to 8.5
Features: Drought tolerant, heat tolerant, deer resistant, attracts butterflies.
Uses: Xeriscaping, massed planting, naturalizing, cutting gardens, butterfly gardens, herb gardens, native plant collections, medicinal plant collections.
Comments: Coneflower attracts Common Wood-nymph, Giant Swallowtail, Gulf Fritillary, Red Admiral, Red-Spotted Admiral, Viceroy, Spicebush Swallowtail, Zebra Heliconian, American Lady, Cabbage White, Common Checkered Skipper, Clouded Skipper, Fiery Skipper, Dun Skipper, Pecks Skipper, Zabulon Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper, Silver-Spotted Skipper, Orange Sulphur, Clouded Sulphur, Zebra Swallowtail, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Black Swallowtail, Banded Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak, Red-Banded Hairstreak, Great Southern White, Variegated Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Hayhurst’s Scallopwing, Horace’s Duskywing, Wild Indigo Duskywing, Little Glassywing, Monarch, Painted Lady, Pearl Crescent, Sachem, Silvery Checkerspot., and other butterflies.
Key Features
- A vibrant mix of red, orange, yellow, and cream blooms
- Flowers the first year; returns reliably in following seasons
- Strong, upright habit with good garden presence
- Long bloom season from early summer into fall
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and seed-loving birds
There’s a touch of the open prairie in it—color without fuss, resilience without complaint. Plant it once, and it will carry the season on its own shoulders.
Name(s): Echinacea purpurea 'Cheyenne Spirit'
Flower Color: Orange,red, yellow
Bloom Time: Late summer.
Foliage: Herbaceous, green.
Height/Spread: 20 inches to 24 inches x 12 inches to 16 inches.
Climate Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Sun Exposure: Full sun
Soil Condition: Well-drained to dry, average to poor, pH 5.1 to 8.5
Features: Drought tolerant, low maintenance, attracts butterflies.
Uses: Xeriscaping, massed planting, naturalizing, ground cover, native plant collections, butterfly gardens, perennial borders.
Comments: Coreopsis is known to attract Little Metalmark, Aaron's Skipper, Arogos Skipper, Poweshiek Skipperling, and Southern Dogface butterflies, among others.
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