PRAIRIE STARS™ Tomato Soup Coneflower
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
PRAIRIE STARS™ Tomato Soup Coneflower highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Growth RateMedium
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Bloom PeriodSummer, Fall
Growing Zones 4-9
Big, bold blooms, the Prairie Stars™ Tomato Soup Coneflower (Echinacea x 'Tomato Soup') is the brightest red Echinacea yet! Quite the attention-grabber, these blooms are 3.5 inches across and have a strong spicy fragrance!
Because Tomato Soup is well-branch and vigorous, it produces more showy blooms than others and offers many new possibilities for garden combinations! The early spring green foliage is the perfect stage to set off the soon-to-follow flowers!
Tomato Soup is a long-lasting Coneflower that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds! Plus the seedheads attract songbirds for a fall feast. These brilliant flowers have spikey domed red-orange centers that provide lots of vital nectar and pollen resources for a wide range of beneficial pollinators!
As the flowers mature, they fade to vivid pink, giving the entire plant a two-tone effect! These hardy perennial flowers bloom throughout USDA planting zones 4 to 9 and can grow almost 3 feet in height and width. Very easy to grow, low-maintenance, and widely pest-resistant, this hybrid Coneflower retained its hardy native roots!
Planting and Application:
Plant in your hot, sunny garden beds where these vibrant blooms add spicy color all summer. Enjoy Tomato Soup and its bright red blooms that will scream summer, especially when combined with bright purples and all shades of yellow!
This hybrid Echinacea will present a season full of red daisy-like flowers and is praised for its prolonged blooming after other perennials have faded. The coarse green foliage is not just a fantastic backdrop for the blooms, it also highlights all your other Perennial garden residents.
Enliven Cottage and Rock gardens with a fiery injection of bold color, and spice up walkways and paths to entice you along your way all summer long! Of course, the vivid color and long bloom time make Tomato Soup fantastic when planted in groups or mass plantings, showing off that brilliant red color non-stop all summer!
Plant among other hot-colored sun-loving perennial planting combinations such as Black-Eyed Susans, Butterfly Weed Plant, Blanket Flower, Gaillardia, and Red Hot Poker Plants! Or display this unique Coneflower all on its own as a fantastic specimen and focal point plant!
Plant in your favorite barrel or planter as a dramatic focal point. The size of this perennial makes it great for use as an impressive thriller in your larger containers and on hot sunny patios! You'll have free-flowering blooms from mid-summer through frost. That's months of color!
Plus the novelty blooms are great in cut flower arrangements! The strong stems provide intensely saturated color as a focal point and are tall enough to use as thrillers in your bouquets!
Coneflowers are used as accent plants or in mixed borders, open woodlands, and modern prairie interpretations. Fragrant, these blooms keep coming all summer on tall plants with excellent branching. This plant is deer-resistant so don't worry about planting this in out-of-the-way locations!
- Huge Daisy-Like Intensely Red Flower Heads
- Bold Cut Flowers & Spicy Fragrance!
- Vigorous & Well-Branched
- Pollinators & Hummingbirds! & Seedheads Attract Songbirds
- Vivid Flowers Summer Til Frost!
- Bright Specimens, Accents, Edging, Massing & Vibrant Potted Plants
#ProPlantTips for Care:
These herbaceous perennial plants thrive in the hottest and sunniest sites! Best in full sun, Echinacea are hardy, tolerant, and drought-tolerant once established. Plant with Nature Hills Root Booster and access to yearly fertility to keep the blooms popping! While not particular on soil type, Echinacea does great in most soil types as long as they are well-drained! For better results, enrich the soil with compost and organic material.
Provide moderate, yet consistent moisture for new plants, then afterward, Tomato Soup only needs supplemental moisture during prolonged heat and drought. All plants can be kept stress-free with a 3-4-inch layer of arborist mulch.
Divide clumps when they become overcrowded, which can be about every 4 years. Tomato Soup usually reblooms without deadheading, but if spent flowers are removed, this will encourage continued beautiful blooms and improve general appearance. If you leave some spent blooms on the plants in the fall their seeds provide winter food for birds. You can enjoy the dried seed heads as well because they will provide architectural interest in the winter.
- Full Sun Perennial
- Moderate Fertility & Moisture Access
- Any Well-Drained Soil
- Drought Tolerant & Deer Resistant
- Easy-to-Grow, Heat & Humidity Tolerant
Large, red, and spicy! For spicy fragrance and color, you'll never go wrong with the hardy, vigorous prairie native PRAIRIE STARS™ Tomato Soup Coneflower! Head over to NatureHills.com to order today!
