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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: Coconut Lime Additional cultivar information: (PP18617) Hybridized by Blom; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2007
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: Pale Yellow Chartreuse (Yellow-Green) White/Near White
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 Flowers are good for cutting 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: By dividing the rootball
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
It does well in my zone 7a garden with just 4 or 5 hours of direct sun. Flowers stay fresh for a long time on the plant and in the vase, and deadheading encourages more flowers. It blooms from July through frost here with deadheading.
On Jul 21, 2008, nipajo from Dallas, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
I bought this plant in Bryan, Tx. and am hoping that it will do well in Dallas. I have tons of the white and purple which are very invasive but would not mind this plant to become that way for awhile. When I first planted I lost most of the blooms but the leaves are still healthy and maybe it just went into shock.
On Oct 13, 2007, Kell from Northern California, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
This has to be my favorite echinacea. I love the bi-color look of a great green with white. It is a midsummer bloomer and will continue well into the fall. It reaches 18 to 24 inches high. Blooms are so long lasting!
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Cabot, Arkansas San Leandro, California Cordele, Georgia Des Plaines, Illinois Machesney Park, Illinois Derby, Kansas Hebron, Kentucky Smiths Grove, Kentucky Cockeysville, Maryland Norton, Massachusetts Dearborn Heights, Michigan Gladwin, Michigan Marine City, Michigan Maryland Heights, Missouri Elizabeth City, North Carolina Coshocton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio North Augusta, South Carolina Dallas, Texas Fairfax, Virginia Kalama, Washington Weston, West Virginia Mount Horeb, Wisconsin Watertown, Wisconsin Ranchester, Wyoming
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