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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Echinacea 'Now Cheesier' PP 23,059
Coneflower
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available EchinaceaItem #: 9121
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 26" tall
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This new Terra Nova introduction is a better-branched version of Echinacea 'Mac and Cheese'. The 26" tall clumps are topped, starting in late June, with large flat flowers that open orange-gold and age to gold...attractive to hummingbirds. As with all echinaceas, well-drained soils are critical.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Echinacea
Flower Color: Orange/Peach
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Florida Native Plants , Georgia native plants , Giant Plants , Groundcovers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Rain Garden Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Texas native plants , Xeriscaping Plants , United States Native Plants