Echinacea purpurea (common name Coneflower)
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Echinacea purpurea (aka Coneflower)
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Reminders for this plant
Due in 5 months:
In Xela's garden calendar:
'Tidy'
In autumn cut back all dead flower stems to the ground.
Due in 10 months:
In Xela's garden calendar:
'Divide'
Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or spring.
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Comments on Echinacea purpurea
16 Mar, 2008
Well come on over ! I think with the internet these days, you could probably order most of these flowers over there. Just "Google" different flowers that you'd want and visit sites. Most of them will send you a catalog, or you can order right online !
Unless you meant the butterfly. In that case you'd have to move.
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17 Mar, 2008
Another fantastic shot diohio.! I've grown this plant along with the echinacea 'sunrise', 'harvest moon', and none of them have come back for me. I believe they have hybridized this plant to death, and though they have invented some very beautiful, interesting colors, they have lost the plant's durability somewhere along the way. I believe, in these new colors, they have become short lived perennials at best. I have three friends who have also lost all of theirs the last two years, who have the same opinion. I know we may be reaching, but I'm going to need proof they are hardy enough to come back several years in a row before I'll buy any more of them. Hope you have much better success with yours, please let me know.
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27 Mar, 2008
Nice shot Sue. Is it an Echinacea?? I,ve got some seedlings growing well so hope to have some of these myself this year. Having said that it doesn't look quite right for an E. Is it an Aster?
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27 Mar, 2008
This is one of my favourite flowers. Have just sown some more 'Magnus Purporea' and 'Pink Parasol'
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Members' notes...
planted along washing line fence.
17th march i got 10 bare root plants free with an order placed with j parkers, so i have put the 6 biggest ones on ebay, and the other 4 i have potted up into one large pot in the greenhouse for now.
Dusty pink flowers blooms in Summer LIkes full sun but will grow in partial shade. Divide every 4-5 years. Grows 2-4 ft tall and up to 2 ft wide.
I've also got 'White Swan' and 'Vintage Wine'
In Sid's garden
Haven't technically got this plant yet - I've just sown some seeds! Fingers crossed.... This is one with a slightly orangy colour to the flowers - looks very pretty on the seed packet.
Boughtin 2005. Over winter 2006-07, the raccoons dug it up and the roots froze. I plan on replacing it.
Rose-pink then fade to light pink.
Seed sown in early March 2008. Kept on windowsill. Fairly good germination. Seedlings outside for hardening off around April 10th. Plan to plant out next week before going to Amenia.
Planted 04.08: Shenstone - rose bed
Vistabile - lounge window bed
Bought Tesco - pck of 3 £ 2.50 (half of multiple buy 2 for £5 . [£2.99 each]
* Postition: South , West
* Soil Type: Acid , Alkaline (Chalky) , Light Sandy (dries out quickly) , Normal
* Soil PH: Neutral, Alkaline, Acid
Height 3 - 4'
* Flowering Period: July - Oct
* Ease of maintenance: Easy
* Fragrant: No
* Colour - dark pink
* Poisonous: No
* Evergreen: No
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7 Feb, 2008
Fab Colour!
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