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Green Twister Coneflower Echinacea purpurea

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
4' 2' 1.2m 61cm
Height: 3' - 4'
Spread: 22" - 2'
Height: 91cm - 1.2m
Spread: 56cm - 61cm
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  • 36 - 48 Inches
    24 - 24 Inches
    22 - 24 Inches
    91cm - 1.2m
    61cm
    56cm - 61cm

    Features

    This coneflower blooms in various hues—sometimes the green is more pronounced, sometimes it's a soft yellowish hue. Sometimes the halo is very wide and prominent, sometimes it's just a subtle ring of pink right around the central cone. As each bloom matures, the reddish color darkens.

    Drought Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Birds
    Butterflies
    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2m
    Spacing: 
    24 Inches 61cm
    Spread: 
    22 - 24 Inches 56cm - 61cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Green
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Shade: 
    Green and Pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green Shades
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Needs Good Drainage
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Dried Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Remove spent flower stems to encourage development of new flowers.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Grow in sunny and hot locations with well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.

    Green Twister Echinacea purpurea USPPAF
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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • This was my first time successfully growing the green twister!! I am NOT a gardener but I’m trying to get there. Thank you so much! I hardly watered, I made sure to put in looser soil. I hope it spreads!

      Latoya
      , Illinois
      , United States
      , 6 weeks ago
    • This was my first time successfully growing the green twister!! I am NOT a gardener but I’m trying to get there. Thank you so much! I hardly watered, I made sure to put in looser soil. I hope it spreads!

      Latoya
      , Illinois
      , United States
      , 6 weeks ago
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