Echinacea 'SECRET ROMANCE'™ coneflower
size/type
mid-sized perennial,mid-sized perennial
usual height
0,4-0,5m
usual width
0,3-0,5m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
July-September
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
4 (down to -34°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Secret Romance™ is another success from Harini Korlipara, a breeder at TerraNova Nurseries, USA. It is a gorgeous coneflower variety from a new SECRET™ series with clear pink flowers. They emerge almost daisy-like, flat but soon bend the ray florets downwards, elevating the tousled centres which in the end look like a bobble hat. Its stems reach only some 45 cm and are well branched, bringing more flushes of flowers during from early July until September.Coneflowers are maintenance-free perennials that have beautiful flowers in various colour shades from mid summer until early fall. They come out on sturdy stems that do not break in wind or heavy rain. Flowers attract butterflies and bumble bees. Lanceolate leaves grow from the ground and then up along the stems.
Coneflower will tolerate almost any soil type but boggy. It loves full sun. Deadheading will prolong flowering time. 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 28-01-2016
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