Echinacea, some new looks!

 Talk about any easy plant to grow! Above is 'Raspberry Truffle.' Deliciously fragrant, it is described a strawberry-peach smoothie colored. Very robust grower and is 28 - 32"tall. They don't look your grandma's coneflower, but they are!

 Check out 'Solar Flare.' Enormous 5-6' flower, strongly fragrant, deep magenta red blossoms have outward petals. Thick, near black stems that age to a smokey rose color. This plant is 24 - 36" tall.

Above is 'Irresistible.' Very cool looking! Flowers begin to emerge yellow, than transform into double, coral blossoms with a deeper coral rose pom pom. As the flower ages, the center lightens to citron yellow. This plant gets 32" tall.

Caring for echinaceas is simple. They need very little care after getting established. It would be helpful to winter mulch the first year. Echinacea prefer dry to wet locations, remember they are a 'prairie plant.' Great to combine with other perennials that are prairie types, as they all prefer lean rather than rich fertilized soil, well draining soil, dry over wet, (allow to dry out between waterings.) Other plants that they would work well with echinaceas and prefer the same conditions; iris, daylilies, sedum, daisy, perovskia, asters, grasses & sedums. Earthworks will have these 3 new guys for sale this spring in addition to several other pinks, purples & whites.