b Echinacea purpurea 'Doubledecker'
Common Name: Coneflower;
Zones 3 to 8.
Full sun to part shade.
Plants reach to 40 to 40 inches tall and 24 to 30 inches wide ;
Clumping habit. Growth rate: Moderate.
A two-tiered purple coneflower with shorter petals resting atop the cone, and below, a skirt of longer, deep rose-pink petals. First year and older plants sometimes produce single flowers.
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.
Excellent as a border plant, in mass or containers, as cut flower or foliage, dried flower or seed heads; fragrant flowers attract butterflies. If deadheaded, the bloom cycle will be extended. However, some spent blooms should be left on the plants in fall because their seeds provide winter food for finches and other birds. The dried seed heads also provide interest in the winter. Deer resistant. |
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