Echinacea comments or recommendations

16 years ago

I don't know what was wrong with the dirt at my old house, but I could grow beautiful roses and daylilies, but just about every other perennial or annual I planted died. Well I'm in a new house with new dirt now and I'm drooling over all the different varieties of echinacea. My yard is small, so I'm trying to keep my list short, but it's just so hard. Here's the ones that have caught my attention so far, so I'd love to hear if they're good choices or if there's something better. Also, I'm trying to avoid the taller ones.

Amazing Dream

Pink Double Delight

Secret Passion

Hot Papaya

Daydream

Fragrant Angel

As you can tell, I'm drawn to pink. I'm planning to put some small red Razzle Dazzle crepe myrtles in my front yard and I had thought of mixing in a couple of Stella D'Oro daylilies for a pop of yellow, but then I saw Daydream and thought that might be good for the yellow.

Laurie

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echinaceamaniac
16 years ago
I'd try:

Echinacea 'Pica Bella' (Short plant with perfect flowers-heat and drought proof)
Echinacea 'Pink Double Delight' (dependable)
Echinacea 'Hot Papaya' (this one is mostly red but is a top performer)
Try Echinacea 'PowWow Wild Berry' and 'PowWow White'. They bloom the first year from seeds if started early and are very compact.

Avoid yellow Echinaceas. I have yet to see one thrive anywhere. Paradoxa is the most reliable and can be grown from seeds.

If you want orange and red, stick with 'Flame Thrower', 'Hot Summer', 'Summer Sun' and 'Hot Papaya'.
msrose
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you! I'm definitely taking Daydream off my list and I've added all the other ones you mentioned. I'm so glad you like Pink Double Delight because that's my favorite one. Are Amazing Dream, Secret Passion and Fragrant Angel not very good or is it just that you prefer others over them?

I never thought of growing them from seeds. That would definitely be cheaper. Are the Pow Wows the only ones you recommend growing from seeds?

Laurie

Laurie
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MissMyGardens
16 years ago
Fragrant Angel has fragrant, clean white flowers just as advertised.

It's not easy to find those characteristics for the garden.

What it may lack in "flash" it makes up for in fitting a cool slot with fragrance in the garden palette.
echinaceamaniac
16 years ago
'Fragrant Angel' is good too. I have it. It's just cheaper to get some seeds of white Echinaceas.
rusty_blackhaw
16 years ago
Hard to beat Echinacea purpurea "Magnus" (perennial plant of the year for '98).