I have to agree with Fledgeling. Though the plant has grown well here for the last few years, the foliage does indeed look diseased. The...Read More form is fine, it's just the speckling. It's pale and not particularly attractive. The leaves are more narrow than that of other coneflowers.
That being said, the foliage on most coneflowers doesn't stay looking all that great as the season wears on anyway. It's a novelty in the ever-growing world of Echinaceas and while I won't remove it from my garden, I wouldn't purchase it again either.
I saw this plant once, labeled as 'Sparkler' and thought the thing was unfortunately sick and diseased. Only later did i find out that ...Read Morethat foliage was meant to look like that. It still looks diseased to my eye, even if it is not.
Sun. Ht. 2’ Space 1’ Zones 3 to 10 - Echinacea's name comes from the Greek "echinos," meaning "hedgehog" for its spiky center cone. <...Read Morebr />
It is a carefree perennial that thrives in hot sun, dry soil and, for a short period of time, wet soil.
I have to agree with Fledgeling. Though the plant has grown well here for the last few years, the foliage does indeed look diseased. The...Read More
I saw this plant once, labeled as 'Sparkler' and thought the thing was unfortunately sick and diseased. Only later did i find out that ...Read More
Sun. Ht. 2’ Space 1’ Zones 3 to 10 - Echinacea's name comes from the Greek "echinos," meaning "hedgehog" for its spiky center cone. <...Read More