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Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Poodle'

 
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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 Poodle
Additional cultivar information: (PP19428)
Hybridized by Heims; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2007

6 vendors have this plant for sale.

3 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials

Height:
18-24 in. (45-60 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:
Magenta (Pink-Purple)

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

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

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
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
From seed; sow indoors before 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:

No positives
No neutrals
2 negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Negative mwieder On Jul 29, 2009, mwieder from Beachwood, OH wrote:

I have talked with several other owners of this plant and we all have experienced purchasing this plant and finding out that the blooms are not true to the image, but rather look more like 'Double Decker.' I would suggest anyone interested in acquiring one only buy it when you see the plant you're getting in bloom as there is a very high incidence of plants not being as advertised due to tissue culture propagation.

Negative echinaceamaniac On Jul 8, 2009, echinaceamaniac from (Clint) Brownsville, TN (Zone 7b) wrote:

I bought 3 of these and only 1 looks like the proper bloom style. 2 of them look like what an Echinacea "Double Decker" is supposed to look like.

Another problem with this plant is poor basal branching which means this plant is not going to have many bloom stalks for you. Plant growth regulators will be required to make this plant more full. This lack of branching also means this plant's winter survival rate is very likely to be poor.

I would be more positive about this plant had it matched the plant tag the way any plant should. Terra Nova is bad about doctoring the images on their website. If you look at them, you will see that they are all flower arrangements that are cropped to make it look like an actual plant is growing. This is very deceptive and shouldn't be tolerated.

Regional...

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

Norton, Massachusetts
Brownsville, Tennessee
Kalama, Washington



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