Echinacea 'Fatal Attraction'

by Doug
(In His Garden)

Echinacea 'Fatal Attraction' was planted in fall of 2006 in a sunny part of the perennial garden and has been a winner for me.

Sun: Full sun all day - from approx 7am through to 7pm

Soil: A mixed bag of first year garden soils - well drained.

Flowering: Heavy in first year from a 1 gallon sized root. The flower is outstanding with a gold circle in the seed head and delightful maroon-purple petals. Outstanding flower color in my opinion. Note that the pictures do not do it justice; I had great difficulty getting the right color in the picture. The real color is closer to the small upright petals on the unopened bud.

Important: Echinacea should be pruned back and not allowed to flower in their first year in the garden. This plant was likely a second yer plant that had been pruned to develop roots.

Hardiness: No problem in this USDA 4 garden.

Recommendation: This is an outstanding variety of coneflower for general garden use. The gold circle in the seed head is a great addition to the appearance.

A big 5 gold stars for this one.