Echinacea ‘Secret Passion’

 

Bright, flamingo pink double cones and contrasting lighter pink ray florets. In addition, ‘Secret Passion’ blooms and blooms and blooms all summer and fall. It has a well branched, compact habit. You can use ‘Secret Passion’ en masse for the border, in a mixed bed, and as a cut flower. Part of the new Secret Series of mid-size double-flowered coneflowers. Echinacea in coastal BC should be planted in hot, dry, sunny spots with thin, average to poor soils for best overwintering.

Common Name:  Coneflower

Family:  Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)

Zone Hardiness:  4-9

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  2-4'

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour:  

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Summer - Fall

Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry

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Fragrance:  Yes

Berries:  

Benefits:  Butterflies

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Dry open woods, prairies and barrens.

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