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Coneflower, Hedgehog
Coneflower,
Rubinstern
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Echinacea purpurea
All That Jazz
This
incredibly unique new Echinacea hybrid produces
lavender pink flowers with completely quilled
ray petals and an orange cone. They make quite a
spectacle in fresh bouquets and in the garden.
This plant has a very nice bushy habit and exhibits
the same great vigor as the popular Echinacea
'Sunrise' PP16235.
Praised for their cheerful brightly colored
flowers, coneflowers are a mainstay in today's garden.
Be sure to leave some spent blooms on the plants in
the fall because their seeds provide winter food for
finches and other birds. The dried seed heads also
provide architectural interest in the winter.
Height: 30-36 inches
Width: 18-24 inches
Zone: 4-8
Zone Map
Exposure: Full Sun/Part Sun
Landscape Uses: Border,
Cut, Dry, Butterfly,
Bird
Naturalizing,
Deer Resistant
Bloom: Lavender-Pink
Blooms: Summer-Fall
Grown in: 3.5" pot
Cannot ship to: HI/PR
Ships: Mid-Late May 2008
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More Information
Echinacea purpurea is a
wildflower native to the eastern United States and is
well-adapted to survive the hot, windy conditions typical of
that region. If properly cared for, they will form attractive
colonies and will live for many years. Coneflowers like it sunny
and hot. Though they will tolerate light shade, fewer flowers
will be produced and the plants will be weakened. Light, loamy
soils are best but coneflowers will grow in any well-drained
soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant.
These plants are long lived,
low maintenance and easy to grow. Division of clumps can be made
in spring every three to four years.
Echinacea comes from the Greek word "echinos" meaning hedgehog
in reference to the flower's spiny center cone.
Plant with:
Rudbeckia,
Stokesia, ornamental grasses and
Salvias
Propagation:
Propagation Strictly Prohibited. PPAF
Root Form: Deep rooted,
Rhizome
Soil Condition: Sandy,
Loamy, Well drained, Alkaline, Neutral ph, ph adaptable, Does
not tolerate salt
Environmental: Drought
tolerant
Pests: Japanese beetles
Diseases: Mildew
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