The fuchsia flowers of ‘Delicious Candy’ provide an electrifying start to the summer season and are complemented by handsome deep green leaves and stems. For added impact, seed heads left intact throughout the fall will provide winter interest as well as seed for overwintering birds. This Echinacea is perfect for brightening up lightly shaded areas, as a specimen or container centerpiece.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
4
Blossom Color:
Rose to Pink
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
2'
Texture:
Medium Texture
Recommended Spacing:
14" to 16"
We sell this plant in these containers:
#1 Pot
Special Characteristics
Cuttings
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Drought Tolerant
Native Hybrid
Butterflies
Bees
Large Area
Deer Resistant
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Rebloomer
Features
Fuchsia flowers of 'Delicious Candy' provide an electrifying start to the summer season and are complemented by handsome deep green leaves and stems.
Landscape Value
Perfect for brightening up lightly shaded areas, as a specimen or container centerpiece, and in combination with companions.
Care
Watering:
'Delicious Candy' 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:
'Delicious Candy' 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:
'Delicious Candy' 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.
