Scientific Name:
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Echibeckia
Pronunciation:
ex ek-i-BEK-ee-a
Common Name:
echibeckia
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
A cross between coneflower and black-eyed Susan to form a compact, disease resistant plant with huge flower heads; ray floret corollas initially yellow with red ringed centres before gradually becoming red flecked throughout by fall, overlapping, and number about 20 per head.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (Rudbeckia hirta x Echinacea purpurea)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Ciliate, Dentate, Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum)
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Achene, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Persistent
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Other:
Remove spent flower heads. Split up clumps early spring every 2 to 3 years.
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
