Bring bold color to your summer garden with Echinacea × 'Sunmagic® Vintage Hot Red', a compact coneflower that produces vivid, saturated red petals and dark centers on sturdy stems. You get a mounded plant that stays neat and full, making it easy to tuck into mixed borders or feature in a patio container. Mature size is about 18-24 inches tall with a similar spread, so it fits well in smaller spaces without disappearing from view.
For best performance, plant it in full sun to part shade and give it well-drained soil. Water regularly the first season to help it establish, then shift to deep, occasional watering as needed. Deadhead spent blooms to keep the display tidy and encourage continued flowering, or leave a few late-season seedheads for garden texture. Cut stems back near the ground in late winter before new growth starts.
This coneflower blooms from mid-summer into fall, creating a long season of color that pairs beautifully with ornamental grasses and other sun-loving perennials. Use it along a path, in the front-to-middle of a border, or grouped in threes and fives for an easy wave of red. Deer resistance is commonly noted, but no plant is completely deer-proof, especially when food is scarce.