Plants ยป Echinacea

Echinacea paradoxa

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Echinacea paradoxa
Family Compositae
Genus Echinacea
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Common Name(s) Yellow coneflower
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Echinacea paradoxa - Rare and highly unusual yellow Purple Coneflower. Large, yellow ray flowers with the classical chocolate-brown raised cone. Blooms are surprisingly fragrant. Happy in sun to part shade in ordinary garden soil. Quite tolerant of drier soil conditions. Excellent cut flower and attractive to butterflies. Flowers in early summer

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Sun Partial SunFull Sun
Shelter Moderate ShelterOpen Position
Aspect East, South, West
Hardiness hardy
Drainage Well Drained
Semi-moist conditions
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Humus-rich, clay, loamy light, medium soil.
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Foliage
Height (m) : 0.6 - 1.2
Spread (m) : 0.3 - 0.5
Growth Habit : Columnar/Upright, Clump
Type : Evergreen
Colour : Red, Green
Scent : Faint

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Planting : Early Spring
Flowering : Early Summer - Mid Summer
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Colour : Yellow
Size : Medium (3 to 10 cm)
Profusion : medium
Scent : Faint
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