Doubledecker Echinacea, Coneflower 'Doubledecker'
Noted for its two-tiered flowers, Echinacea purpurea ‘Doubledecker’ is a unique double coneflower with long, reflexed, deep rose-pink ray petals surrounding a dark brown central cone, topped with a set of shorter petals shooting upward. While single flowers are sometimes produced in the first year, a high percentage of two-tiered flowers appear from the second year forward, with either a single or double set of petals. Blooming from mid to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost, this beautiful coneflower is perfect for the back of the flower border, prairies, or cottage gardens.
Echinacea, commonly called Coneflower, has been cultivated as a hardy and showy perennial since the 1700s, both in North America and Europe. Truly an American plant, native to the central and eastern part of the country, it was used by the early Native Americans to cure wounds and infections. A great prairie flower, its bright and large blossoms made a successful transition to the backyard. Traditionally purple, with ray flowers that droop downward off the central cone, Coneflowers today enjoy a rich variety of colors and flower shapes with ray florets held horizontal, single or even doubled, giving them the look of Chrysanthemum. Easily grown from seed, they thrive on neglect.
Hardiness |
3 - 8 |
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Heat Zones |
1 - 9 |
Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, A2, A3 |
Plant Type | Perennials |
Plant Family | Compositae |
Genus | Echinacea |
Common names | Coneflower, Purple Coneflower |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Mid, Late) |
Height | 3' - 4' (90cm - 120cm) |
Spread | 2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm) |
Spacing | 30" (80cm) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Low, Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy |
Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil, Clay Soil |
Attracts | Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Garden Uses | Beds And Borders |
Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Informal and Cottage |
Hardiness |
3 - 8 |
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Heat Zones |
1 - 9 |
Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, A2, A3 |
Plant Type | Perennials |
Plant Family | Compositae |
Genus | Echinacea |
Common names | Coneflower, Purple Coneflower |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Mid, Late) |
Height | 3' - 4' (90cm - 120cm) |
Spread | 2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm) |
Spacing | 30" (80cm) |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Low, Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy |
Tolerance | Drought, Deer, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil, Clay Soil |
Attracts | Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Garden Uses | Beds And Borders |
Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Informal and Cottage |
How many Echinacea purpurea ‘Doubledecker’ (Coneflower) do I need for my garden?
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Echinacea purpurea ‘Doubledecker’ (Coneflower) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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