General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 26 - 29 inches
Plant Spread: 15 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Other: Color of a ripe cantaloupe
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. July, August, September, October.
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP24897; EU40935

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Trade name information:
Series: Supreme™
Trade Name: Cantaloupe
Cultivar name: 'Cantaloupe'
Common names
  • Coneflower

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Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Maine
Date: 2021
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Location: My garden 
Date: 2023-07-21
Echinacea Supreme Cantaloupe
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-10-22
Uploaded by NJBob
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2019-07-04
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-07-14
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-07-19
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Location: Maine
Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2018-06-29

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Maine
Date: 2014-06-20
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-08-03
Coneflower (Echinacea Supreme™ Cantaloupe)

Date: 2015-07-13
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-07-28
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2021-8-5
Echinacea Supreme™ Cantaloupe
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-07-14

Date: 2011-11-03
Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries Inc. www.terranovanurseries.c
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-10
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-07-09
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-07-28
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-07-28

Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-07-14
Location: Washington
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2015-07-13

Date: 2015-07-13

Date: 2015-07-13
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-07-28
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 6/2/16
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-07-14
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with Permission.
Uploaded by clintbrown
Uploaded by NJBob

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
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