Echinacea ‘Merlot’

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Huge 5″ wide, rose pink flowers centered with orange cones sit atop stunning, well branched, burgundy-black stems. These are strong enough to break scissors! Like a fine wine, this beauty has great fragrance. Thirty five flowers graced our second-year plant. Was given the Dallas Arboretum Seal of Approval in the Perennials for Purgatory trials.

USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 27″ / 34″ / 30″
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): July, August, September, October

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Common Name Coneflower
Family Asteraceae
Genus
species purpurea
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US Patent # PP18814
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Dormancy Winter
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How Different? It has very large flowers combined with wine red stems and petioles.
Landscape Value Wonderful in mixed beds, borders in the sun garden. Great cut flower.
Most Active Growing Season
Persistence Deciduous
Size (HT/W/FL HT) 27" / 34" / 30"
Soil (Garden) Average soil, coarse and slightly mineral soils are best.
Water (Garden) Average
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Comments Was given the Dallas Arboretum Seal of Approval in the Perennials for Purgatory trials.