Go Back Coneflower Mac 'n' Cheese

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:04 PM
Echinacea purpurea 'Mac 'n' Cheese'
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    Plant Type: Perennials

    A hybrid Coneflower, featuring bright golden-yellow petals surrounding a large orange-green button-shaped cone. Plant habit is well-branched, strong and bushy. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent for cutting. Coneflowers begin blooming in midsummer and continue for months if faded flowers are regularly removed.

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    Growing & Maintenance Tips:

    These exciting perennials are easy to grow and generally require few maintenance activities. Deadheading the spent flowers will promote additional blooming, but will not produce as spectacular flower display as the initial flush of blooms. Pinching them back in the late spring and not providing excessive nutrients will often eliminate the need for caging.

    Flower Color

    Golden yellow with orange-green centers

    Foliage Color

    Green shades

    Plant Spread

    20-24 in.

    Good Companions

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    Plant Height

    26-28 in.

    Scape Height

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    Hardness Zone

    4-9

    Soil Moisture

    Moderate to low water needs

    Characteristics & Attributes

    Attributes

    Cut flower, Dried flower, Mass Plant, Specimen, Border, Container, Combination planter, Drought tolerant

    Bloom Time

    Summer to late summer

    Critter Resistance

    Deer resistant

    Exposure

    Full sun to part shade

    Growth Rate

    Medium

    Seasonal Interests

    Summer to late summer