Sombrero® Salsa Red Coneflower

SOMBRERO® Salsa Red is the Echinacea ×hybrida cultivar ‘Balsomsed’ (PP23105), a compact perennial with red-orange rays around a dark central cone. Its late-spring-to-summer flowers rise above green foliage and attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators. [Ball Seed](https://info.ballseed.com/PlantInfo/?phid=024102187004883) · [Monrovia](https://www.monrovia.com/sombrero-salsa-red-coneflower.html) ## Garden Use Plant it in a sunny border, patio container, or cutting garden. Published size estimates differ: Ball Seed lists about 18–20 inches tall by 22–24 inches wide, while Monrovia lists 24–26 inches tall by 16–22 inches wide. Use the range that best fits your local growing conditions and planting space. [Ball Seed](https://info.ballseed.com/PlantInfo/?phid=024102187004883) · [Monrovia](https://www.monrovia.com/sombrero-salsa-red-coneflower.html) ## Growing Conditions Give it full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. Water regularly while it establishes, then reduce watering; Monrovia describes established plants as moderately drought tolerant. The cultivar is rated for USDA Zones 4–9. [Monrovia](https://www.monrovia.com/sombrero-salsa-red-coneflower.html) ## Maintenance Remove faded flowers to prolong the display. Cut old foliage back in early spring before new growth begins, and leave some late seed heads if you want to provide food for birds. [Monrovia](https://www.monrovia.com/sombrero-salsa-red-coneflower.html)