| Description | A coppery orange purple coneflower, part of the Meadowbrite series. |
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| Pronunciation | (eh-kin-AA-cee-ah)(pur-pur-EE-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, light shade |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions |
| Soil & Site | average, dislikes wet winter soils |
| Flowers | 4" coppery orange flowers with a russet orange central cone with a subtly fragrant orange spice smell |
| Fruit | achenes in the dried center disk |
| Leaves | coarse, most at base of plant, some on stem but smaller |
| Stems | tout with short bristly hairs |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | Reaches 3 feet tall, space 18-24" on center. |
| Maintenance | will reseed in the garden, many times reseeded plants will not be the same as parents, cut back stout stem in fall or leave for winter interest |
| Propagation | many not come true from seeds, best by division |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated by Jim Ault in the Meadowbrite breeding program at the Chicago Botanical Gardens. |
| Misc Facts | Echinacea from the Greek word echinos meaning Hedgehog, like the flowers spiny receptacles |
| Author's Notes | Echinacea have beautiful flowers, now available in a wide range of colors. The foliage is on the coarse side and many times starts to fade a way or deteriorate sooner than other plants. Using in combination with other plants will help mask these problems. I like to leave the flower heads on during the winter, since birds will dine on the seeds. |
| Notes & Reference | Wayside Gardens web site |
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