Echinacea 'Noecseven' PICKUP PINK® coneflower

Marco van Noort is a Dutch lover and breeder of perennials, and he excels in breeding coneflowers. PICKUP PINK® is another fascinating variety proving this. It makes bushy, well-branched clumps with single, glowing magenta pink flowers with deep orange cones. They are about 5-7 cm across and bloom atop only 30-35 cm tall, strong stems from July until September. Leaves are deep green, broadly lanceolate and may suffer from diseases if grown in wet or compacted soil. PICKUP PINK is protected by plant patents EU 63848 (Europe - 2023) and PP34082 (USA - 2022).

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. Fertilizing will help especially young plants establish and will contribute to continuous production of flowers. Fully hardy to min -34 °C (USDA zone 4).

Last update 30-07-2021; 17-09-2023