Echinacea, Double Coneflower 'Secret Passion'

The flowers of this plant are beautiful in the reputable independent garden center I purchased this 1 gallon plant from, but this is the ...Read Moresecond year I have tried to grow 'Secret Passion' without success. Mine is planted in a raised bed in full sun. All of my other hybrid coneflowers planted in the same location are prospering, however this hybrid does not seem to survive the heat of summer. I planted this specimen in the spring during the early growing season, so it should have had a good opportunity to establish new roots. It has been given a little supplemental water to see it through extreme drought conditions & I've removed all flower buds not allowing it to bloom the first year in the ground. In spite of these efforts, it it shriveled & almost dead. It seems to be a very weak plant.

I bought this as a plug, and first potted it. I transplanted it once the first buds appeared. Its performing well so far. The flowers ...Read Morehave a small spot of yellow in the very center then blend out to pinkish coral. They seem to darken a bit as they age, turning much more orange. It works well in the grouping, of harvest moon and hot papaya.

Bought a plug size plant and repotted it the next day. Two weeks later, new basal shoots are growing and a lot of them (8+). Can't wait t...Read Moreo see it in bloom.