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Echi what?

VerdunVerdun Posts: 23,348

been reading about echibeckia.....cross between echinacea and rudbeckia.  

Anyone grown this one?  

Almost tempted a few months back but I think echinaceas and rudbeckias are more attractive than this new upstart?  

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  • ElusiveElusive Posts: 992

    the name is all wrong

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     I dont think you can beat these

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    That's horimagerible. I'm sure it will sell



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Are these the Summerina ones? Coblands is selling them as Rudbeckia...

    I bought Rudbeckia Dublin this year which is a cross between the two...I wonder how tough it's going to be. Will be flowering in a week or two I reckon...

    Wearside, England.
  • cathy43cathy43 Posts: 373

    Haven't heard of them, Echinacea just refuse to grow for me but Rudbeckia try to take over, I'm tempted to try them to see which category they will fall into image

  • paulk2paulk2 Posts: 184

    maybe they'll fall into the blinkingeckia category image

  • ElusiveElusive Posts: 992

    I looked them up, we sell them as Summerina Rudbeckias at work. I must admit they are beautiful, especially the darker brownish/yellow flowers.

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,617

    Ugh. I dont like the brown flowers. I prefer the annuals, cherokee sunset and prairie sun. Lots of seeds in a packet.  All the new perennial echinaceas act like annuals in my soil anyway. Flower when first planted, then just a label acting like a grave marker.

  • ElusiveElusive Posts: 992

    I couldnt resist.

    £8 later I got this image

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