Echinacea plant named ‘Rainbow Sherbet’

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Rainbow Sherbet’ of heavily branched plants, strong-stemmed, producing fragrant inflorescences with wide ray florets initially of orange-sherbet coloring transitioning to raspberry sherbet coloring and drooping and maturing to a light pinkish color. The center disk florets of raspberry-pink produce a large center pompon. The new plant has dark-green ovate foliage, produces flowers from mid-summer to late summer, and is suitable as a potted plant, for the landscape, and for cut flower arrangements.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of  Echinacea  plant named ‘Rainbow Sherbet’ as herein described and illustrated.