Echinacea × 'Sunmagic Vintage Ruby' is a compact coneflower selection that delivers rich, ruby-toned blooms on sturdy stems for a long season of color. You will love it in sunny borders, mixed perennial beds, and patio containers where its mounding habit stays neat and full. Plant it where you can enjoy the flowers up close, then leave some spent heads in place later in the season to add texture and garden interest.

Give it well-drained soil and consistent moisture while it establishes. After the first season, it handles periodic dry spells better than many flowering perennials, especially once roots are settled. Full sun produces the strongest stems and best flower color, but it also performs in part shade, particularly where afternoons are hot. Space plants so air can move through the clump and water at the base to help keep foliage looking fresh.

Expect a mature size around 18-24 inches tall with a similar spread, making it easy to tuck into the front to middle of the border. Pair it with ornamental grasses, salvias, rudbeckias, and other sun-loving perennials for a natural look and extended seasonal interest. Deadhead to keep the display tidy, or let a few blooms mature for seed heads that persist into fall.

Cut back stems in late fall or wait until late winter for a clean start to spring. Divide mature clumps every few years if you want more plants or to refresh vigor. With simple care and bright color, this coneflower is a reliable choice for modern, low-fuss plantings.

Specifications

• Cold hardiness zone: 4-8 (-30 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
• Light: Full sun   Part sun
• Growth rate: Moderate
• Mature height: 18-24"
• Spread: 18-24"
• Tolerant of: Deer, Drought, Salt
• Long bloom time: Yes

Shipping

FREE SHIPPING - Classy Groundcovers offers free shipping, and your plants never spend more than three days in transit.

Precise delivery - another benefit from shopping with us is that you know hpw to control exactly when your order will be shipped.

Shipping information that applies to all plants:
- When We Ship
- You May Specify Your Shipping Date
- Lookup Shipping Date and Tracking Information
- Special Delivery Instructions
- Changing Your Shipping Date
- Accepting Delivery
- Unpacking Your Order
- Returns

Care