| Description | An unique introductions is Echinacea purpurea Doubledecker having two tiers of petals. |
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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 | best in full, mostly sunny, light shade |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions once established |
| Soil & Site | average, dislikes wet winter soils |
| Flowers | base of the flower is typical purple cone flower type of flower, but Double Decker has an extra row of petals on the top of the flower. |
| Fruit | achenes in the dried center disk |
| Leaves | coarse, most at base of plant, some on stem but smaller |
| Stems | have short bristly hairs |
| Dimensions | 30-40 inches with a spread of up to 18 inches |
| Maintenance | may 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 | may come true from seeds but may only produce single flowers the first year, division |
| Cultivar Origin | Plant originator was the Eugene Schleipfer of Germany. |
| Author's Notes | Echinacea have beautiful flowers, now available in a wide range of colors, but 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. |
| Notes & Reference | Echinacea from the Greek term for hedgehog, referring to the spiky appearance of the flower head. |
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