Coneflower

About this plant

Echinacea x Cheyenne Spirit is an award-winning coneflower celebrated for its exceptional color range and garden performance. Its sturdy, well-branched stems showcase a spectacular mix of flower colors, including rich reds, oranges, yellows, and purples, along with bicolors, all from one seed strain. These cheerful blooms are a magnet for pollinators and provide continuous interest from summer through fall. This robust perennial is drought-tolerant once established and thrives in a variety of conditions, making it an excellent choice for borders, mass plantings, or container gardens. Its upright habit and diverse color palette create a dynamic and eye-catching display. 'Cheyenne Spirit' also makes an excellent cut flower, bringing its vibrant charm indoors. Beyond its beauty, 'Cheyenne Spirit' is known for its strong disease resistance, ensuring a healthy and flourishing presence in your landscape with minimal effort. At A Cut Above, we recommend this coneflower for gardeners seeking high impact color and easy care.

Installation timing

When we're in season, outside of the winter months, our goal is to get your plants installed within about two weeks. That window gives us enough time to secure your plants from our supplier and find a spot on the schedule. Throughout the process we stay in touch through notifications and your existing client portal on the main A Cut Above website, which is separate from this landscaping plants shop.

Care & maintenance

Easy to grow. Deadhead spent flowers to encourage rebloom and maintain tidiness. Divide clumps every 3-4 years in spring or fall to maintain vigor. Leave some seed heads in fall for winter interest and to provide food for birds.

Watering suggestions

Proper watering is the single most important factor in your plant's survival after installation. Newly installed plants have a limited root system and rely on you for consistent moisture while they establish.

• First 2 weeks: Water deeply every day (or every other day in cooler, wet weather), soaking the root ball and surrounding soil.
• Weeks 3–12: Water deeply 2–3 times per week, adjusting for rain, heat, and soil drainage.
• After establishment: Water deeply about once a week during the growing season, and more often in extreme heat or drought.
• How to check: Stick a finger 2–3 inches into the soil near the roots — if it's dry, it's time to water. Deep, less-frequent watering encourages strong roots; shallow daily sprinkles do not.
• Avoid: Overwatering (soggy, waterlogged soil) is just as harmful as underwatering and can drown roots.

Watering needs vary by plant, season, soil, and exposure. Because proper watering is the customer's responsibility after installation, please make sure you understand and can follow these suggestions before ordering.

Good to know: plants and trees purchased from and installed by A Cut Above include a one-year limited warranty from the date of installation. Because plant survival depends heavily on proper watering and care after installation, losses caused by improper care, neglect, animal or chemical damage, or extreme weather are not covered, and we must be given the chance to inspect a struggling plant before it's removed or replaced. Coverage is one replacement per plant. Read our warranty info.