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| Plant Number: 1.650.030 | USDA Zone: 4 - 9 |
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 | Echinacea ‘Mac 'n' Cheese’ |
| Common name : Hybrid Coneflower |
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| A hybrid Coneflower, featuring bright golden-yellow petals surrounding a large orange-green button-shaped cone. Plant habit is well-branched, strong and bushy. Ideal for sunny borders and growing in mixed containers. Attractive to butterflies. Excellent for cutting. Coneflowers begin blooming in midsummer and continue for months if faded flowers are regularly removed. A 2009 introduction from Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon. USPP#19464: unlicensed propagation prohibited.
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Conditions |
Appearance |
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid
Soil Moisture
Average
Dry
Moist
Care Level
Easy
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Flower Colour
Gold
Blooming Time
Mid Summer
Late Summer
Early Fall
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Attracts Butterflies
Border
Containers
Cut Flower
Deer Resistant
Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant
Massed
Specimen
Flower Head Size
Large
Height
50-65 cm
20-25 inches
Spread
45-60 cm
18-23 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Medium
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