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Echinacea purpurea 'Green Envy'

 
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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: Green Envy

4 vendors have this plant for sale.

46 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials

Height:
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:
Green

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
This plant is resistant to deer
Flowers are good for cutting
Flowers are good for drying and preserving

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:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; direct sow after last frost

Seed Collecting:
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
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
No neutrals
2 negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Negative echinaceamaniac On Aug 4, 2009, echinaceamaniac from (Clint) Brownsville, TN (Zone 7b) wrote:

Blooms don't keep the unique coloring long. After a few days they turn solid pink. It's not a nice, bright pink but a dull, ugly pink. It almost looks like a diseased Echinacea plant. A big disappointment.

Positive slip5660 On Jul 10, 2009, slip5660 from South Plainfield, NJ wrote:

When I planted this I thought it would grow like a Shasta Daisy in a bunch. But it grew straight up like a Sunflower and is now about 4ft tall with 2 or 3 buds growing off the main stem. Just curious if this is the way it will grow or will the seeds create new flowers next season

Negative zak1962 On May 20, 2009, zak1962 from Pittsburgh, PA wrote:

Ordered this plant through an internet gardening site. It never really took off and failed to come back for a second year.

Regional...

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

Waterman, Illinois
South Amana, Iowa
Hebron, Kentucky
Cumberland, Maryland
Peabody, Massachusetts
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Croton On Hudson, New York
Brownsville, Tennessee
Austin, Texas



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