| Description | A true dwarf coneflower with pink flowers. |
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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 | short petals (ray flowers, large central cone, pink, horizontal |
| Fruit | achene's in the dried center disk |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 18 inches tall, spread to 24 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 | PP 18,546, division, vegetative and root cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Bred and selected by Dr. Jim Ault of the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe Illinois (USA) |
| Misc Facts | Echinacea comes from the Greek word echinos meaning hedgehog in reference to the spiny center cone found on most flowers in the genus. |
| 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. |
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