Echinacea purpurea 'MERINGUE'
Echinacea purpurea 'MERINGUE'
purple coneflower
purple coneflower
SIZE/TYPE | low or groundcovering |
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USUAL HEIGHT | 0.3-0.4m |
USUAL WIDTH | 0.3-0.6m |
LEAVES | deciduous broadleaf |
COLOUR OF LEAVES | green |
FLOWERS | showy |
COLOUR OF FLOWERS | +multicolored:cream and yellow |
BLOOMING TIME | June - August |
LOCATION | full sun |
USDA zone (lowest) | 3 (down to -40°C) |
WINTER PROTECTION | |
FOR ZONE 5+6 | |
FOR ZONE 7 | |
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES |
Perennials Summer blooms |
Meringue is a unique variety of coneflower from 2008, bred by Arie Blom in the Netherlands. It offers short, strong stems with tousled heads of creamy white to light yellow flowers. They come out in early July and last for along time, and if deadheaded properly they are followed by new flowers that appear along the stems.
Coneflowers are maintenance-free perennials that have beautiful flowers in various colour shades from mid summer until early fall. They come out on sturdy stems that do not break in wind or heavy rain. Flowers attract butterflies and bumble bees. Lanceolate leaves grow from the ground and then up along the stems.
Coneflower will tolerate almost any soil type but boggy. It loves full sun. Deadheading will prolong flowering time. It is suitable for mixed borders with perennials, or can be used as a flowering feature among low shrubs and conifers, and looks lovely when planted in a mass in a container on patios and balconies. Fully hardy to about -40°C (USDA zone 3).
Last update 28-07-2011
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