A wonderful lower-growing Echinacea, `Wicked’ measures just over a foot tall, and from mid-summer to fall is adorned with bountiful watermelon-pink blooms that fade to shades of lighter pink as they age. Its colorful flower petals surround rusty red cones and contrast with deep purple stems. `Wicked’ is an absolute stunner when used in containers, en-masse, or when paired with companions.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
4
Blossom Color:
Rose to Pink
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
1½'
Texture:
Medium Texture
Recommended Spacing:
1½' to 2'
We sell this plant in these containers:
#1 Pot
Special Characteristics
Cuttings
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Drought Tolerant
Native Hybrid
Butterflies
Bees
Small Area
Deer Resistant
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Rebloomer
Features
Bountiful watermelon-pink blooms that fade to shades of lighter pink as they age.
Landscape Value
An absolute stunner when used in containers, en-masse, or when paired with companions.
Care
Watering:
Dark Shadows™ `Wicked' Coneflower is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
Dark Shadows™ `Wicked' Coneflower is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
Dark Shadows™ `Wicked' Coneflower should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.
