Coneflower or Echinacea - the Best Thing in Your Bed

Article by: Doug Green

There are few things more exciting for gardeners at this time of year than dreaming of new plants. , Cyclamen I'll focus on a few of the better plants , Flowering Cherries in the next few weeks but let's start with the best example of new breeding.

Our old North American native friend Echinacea or purple coneflower is really letting loose this coming spring. , Understanding Soil Nutrients The work of several major plant-breeding houses , Using Snow Roof Rakes is coming to the market and while the plants , An Outdoor Swing is A Great Way to Relax will be expensive, they are wonderful. The double flowering , Cattleya Orchid Plant - Why They Are Not Popular 'Razzmatazz' with its double pink flowers , Choosing the Right Lawn Mower are quite hardy as well as gorgeous. It will be complemented by 'Doppelganger' a coneflower that puts one blossom right on top of the first, resembling an apartment , Home Garden of flowers , Easy Lawn Care - Use Clover - Ditch the Pesticide rather than a single bloom. Note that this double-decker flower , ing Cherries usually comes into its own in the second year. This one has caught the imagination of the nursery trade almost as much as 'Sparkler' a variegated leaf coneflower. The variegation in 'Sparkler' is flecked throughout the leaf while the variegation in the equally new 'Prairie Frost' is a broad band of cream around each leaf.

I'm also looking forward to having 'Fragrant Angel' in my garden , Hot Feeding Tips as its large white , Flowering Cherries blooms are extremely fragrant. Add the 'Rocky Top Hybrids' to this list of coneflowers (mauve flowers , Using Snow Roof Rakes and compact growth) and you have an entire menu of new Echinacea to find this coming summer. , Natural Pest Control On The Rise, But Does It Work? Two dwarf plants , Patio Umbrellas and Beach Umbrellas. Practical and Appealing. 'Kim's Mophead' and 'Kim's Knee High' will find themselves in my clay pots , Plant A Simple Tea Garden along with the 'Rocky Top Hybrids'.

Echinacea 'Big Sky Sunrise' has soft lemon-yellow blooms and is a knock out plant , Outdoor Furniture: Exploring the Benefits of Teak in my garden , Snow Blowers while its cousin 'Big Sky Sunset' has wide, very bright orange petals. These are both plants , Iris Flowers Remind Me Of Mom! to watch for and pay the price. Hardy in my zone 4 garden. , Hammock Stands - How to Hang a Hammock if There Are No Trees Around

Plant all these in full sun , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 7) - Hard Water in well-drained soils , Cattleya Orchid Plant - Why They Are Not Popular and you'll enjoy them for years. They're trouble free and easy to grow plants! , Chives - Allium Schoenoprasum

Doug Green, , Cyclamen award winning garden , The Best Fertilizing Tips For A Green Healthy Lawn author with 7 books published, answers gardening , How To Find Cheap Flower Delivery In Your Area questions in his free newsletter at http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com

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