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Panama Red Coneflower

Bold Red Foliage
Tropical Container Accent
Fast Seasonal Color

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Panama Red Coneflower

Sunlight
Can grow in a range from full sun to partial shade. They need at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day.
Watering
Regular watering schedule for the first six months. Once established, rainwater should be sufficient.
Fertilizing
Should not need any extra fertilizer unless your entire lawn and garden have problems and needs regular fertilizing.

Panama Red Coneflower

Panama Red Coneflower is best identified as Hibiscus acetosella ‘Panama Red’, a dramatic foliage plant with deeply cut red leaves, upright tropical texture, and warm-season color for sunny containers, borders, and seasonal accent plantings.

Why choose Panama Red Coneflower?

Choose Panama Red Coneflower for its bold red foliage, fast seasonal growth, and tropical garden style. This tender hibiscus cultivar brings rich color even before flowers appear, making it especially useful in mixed containers, annual beds, and sunny landscape displays. Its finely divided leaves add texture beside green, silver, gold, or purple companion plants, while late-season blooms can add extra interest where the growing season is long enough.

Key Characteristics

Botanical Name: Hibiscus acetosella ‘Panama Red’
Common Name: Panama Red Cranberry Hibiscus, Red-Leaved Hibiscus
Plant Type: Tender perennial, commonly grown as an annual in cold climates
Growth Habit: Upright, fast-growing, bushy to open

Panama Red Coneflower Additional Information

Panama Red Coneflower offers bright red to burgundy-red, deeply lobed foliage that gives containers and garden beds a lush, tropical look from summer into fall. Although the product name includes coneflower, this plant is a hibiscus selection rather than an Echinacea. It is valued mostly for foliage, with flowers appearing later in the season when warm conditions and day length support bud formation.

In northern climates, Panama Red is typically enjoyed as a warm-season annual or overwintered indoors where suitable light and space are available. Plants can become tall and airy if left unpinched, so light tip-pruning early in the season encourages a fuller shape. Use it as a dramatic thriller in containers, a colorful backdrop in annual beds, or a foliage contrast plant near ornamental grasses, chartreuse sweet potato vine, coleus, lantana, or other sun-loving annuals.

Planting & Care

1. Planting: Plant Panama Red Coneflower after frost danger has passed and nights are reliably warm. Choose a sunny location with well-drained soil, setting the plant at the same depth it was growing in its nursery container.

2. Watering: Water thoroughly after planting and keep soil evenly moist while roots establish. Container-grown plants may need more frequent watering during hot, windy weather, especially when growth is active.

3. Pruning: Pinch or lightly trim young stem tips to encourage branching and a fuller plant. Remove any tired or damaged growth during the season to keep the display fresh.

4. Fertilizing: Feed container plants with a balanced fertilizer during the growing season according to label directions. In garden beds, compost or a light seasonal feeding is usually enough for healthy foliage growth.

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FAQs

Is Panama Red Coneflower a true coneflower?
Panama Red Coneflower is best identified as Hibiscus acetosella ‘Panama Red’, not an Echinacea. It is grown for its showy red foliage and tropical hibiscus character.
How much sun does Panama Red Coneflower need?
It grows best in full sun, which helps produce the richest foliage color and strongest growth. In very hot sites, light afternoon shade may help maintain a fresh appearance.
Does Panama Red Coneflower come back every year?
In cold-winter regions, it is usually grown as an annual. In frost-free or very warm climates, it may behave as a tender perennial.

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Lush Foliage
Full Sun
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Mature Height	Small: Up to 2 ft
Mature Spread	0-5 ft
Growth Rate	Fast, Moderate
Botanical Name	Echinacea x Panama Red
Bloom Time	Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Deer Resistant	Usually
Family	Asteraceae
Flower Color	Red
Hardiness Zones	5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Light Needs	Full Sun
Maintenance	Low
Size	#1 Container

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Growing Zones 4-9 Outdoors

(Hardy down to -30)

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