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Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Double Delight'

 
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Family: Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Echinacea (ek-in-AY-shee-a) (Info)
Species: purpurea (pur-PUR-ee-uh) (Info)
Cultivar: Pink Double Delight
Additional cultivar information: (PP18803)
Hybridized by Blom; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2008

9 vendors have this plant for sale.

16 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials

Height:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Pink

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Provides winter interest

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Patented

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive rampbrat On Apr 27, 2009, rampbrat from Abilene, TX wrote:

Just got this plant last year. Bloomed great through the fall. Leafed out this spring before my regular coneflower and already has a bloom. Of course we've already had several days in the 80's already.
Have to be careful not to over-water, but so far I'm very pleased!

Neutral saya On Feb 10, 2007, saya from Heerlen, Netherlands (Zone 8b) wrote:

Introduced in 2006. Plantbreeder is Arie Blom, Netherlands (Vleuten).

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Cordele, Georgia
Des Plaines, Illinois
Hebron, Kentucky
Cumberland, Maryland
Marine City, Michigan
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
North Augusta, South Carolina
Abilene, Texas
Spring, Texas
Newport News, Virginia
Kalama, Washington



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