Echinacea 'GLOWING DREAM' coneflower

Glowing Dream coneflower originated among several coneflower species and varieties during a controlled breeding programme for plants with compact habit and profuse inflorescence. Its breeder Harini Korlipara from the Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon, USA, managed to achieve a novelty with intensely coloured flowers. Its large, fragrant flowers are bright magenta pink to deep coral pink in a cold tone. Central cone is relatively small, elevated, ruby red and orange, and offers plenty of nectar for butterflies, bumble bees, and bees. Stems are 50-60 cm tall and produce numerous flowers from July until October on dense, well-branched clumps. Leaves are broadly lanceolate, medium green. US patent PP24329 was granted in 2014 (2006) but withdrawn from the EU.

The plant is usually trouble-free and resistant, just be careful if slugs are present in your garden. Since coneflowers emerge quite late, often when slugs are already in their lethal strength, they could gobble up newly emerging foliage totally and thus destroy the plant before it even comes out.

Coneflower will tolerate almost any soil type but boggy. It loves full sun. It is suitable for mixed borders with perennials or can be used as a flowering feature among low shrubs and conifers and looks lovely when planted in a mass in a container on patios and balconies. Fully hardy to min -34 °C (USDA zone 4).

Last update 16-11-2020