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Echinacea 'Sweet Sandia'

Sweet Sandia' Coneflower

Sweet Sandia' Coneflower

Format

Exposure

  • Sun

Rusticity

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Bloom time

  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October

  • Unique coloration
  • Long lasting flowering
  • Abundant flowers
  • Fragrant flowers
  • Attracts butterflies, pollinators

Echinacea 'Sweet Sandia' is distinguished by its fragrant flowers and its unique coloring reminiscent of watermelon slices.   Its petals have pale green tips and a dark pink center.   With a robust and upright habit, it flowers from mid-summer until frost.   Perfect for borders, rockeries, meadows, or containers.   Attracts bees and butterflies.

Plant details

Dimensions

Spacing
15 - 16 in.
Spread
12 - 24 in.
Height
12 - 24 in.

Characteristics

Habit:

  • Compact

Flowering colours:

  • Dark pink
  • pale green tips

Plant needs

Watering:

  • Moderate Watering

Maintenance:

  • Easy

Soil requirement:

  • Well-drained soil

Features

Resistance:

  • White-tailed deer
  • Drought

Attract:

  • Butterflies
  • Hummingbirds
  • Birds
  • Bees

Use:

  • Flowerbeds
  • Borders
  • Clumps
  • Rockery
  • Planter
  • Cut flowers

Attribute:

  • Magnificent flowers
  • Cut flowers

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