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Echinacea Sunny Meadow Mama - Purple Coneflower

Echinacea x purpurea Sunny Meadow Mama
Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower

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Excellent selection with strong stems and a bushy and upright habit which has flowers of a bright yellow with a prominent yellow-green heart. This echinacea blooms abundantly throughout the summer, attracting attention and many pollinating insects in the garden. A very good plant for borders, this perennial is easily grown in the sun in any well-drained soil. Ideal for cutting or drying.
Height at maturity
55 cm
Spread at maturity
50 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time March to May, September to November
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Description

Echinacea Sunny Meadow Mama is a variety of echinacea that offers one of the best combinations in terms of habit, floribundity, and colour. This perennial plant with excellent durability provides a particularly generous, bright yellow summer flowering. As radiant as it is generous, it thrives in a sunny border, alongside perennials and annuals in shades of blue, purple, and orange for a captivating visual effect.

Native to the western United States, from Georgia to Michigan through Oklahoma and Ohio, Echinacea purpurea is a perennial with a strong character that naturally colonizes rocky meadows, savannas, clear undergrowth, and roadside edges. 'Sunny Meadow Mama' is part of a line of echinaceas selected in the Netherlands by AB-Cultivars for their flower power. The plant forms a clump approximately 55 cm (22in) high and 50 cm (20in) wide. This plant does not weaken or collapse, demonstrating excellent durability. The opposite lanceolate leaves are dark green and covered in rough hairs. The abundant flowering from July to October is loved by butterflies. The branched stems each terminate in a solitary flower head, surrounded by very bright yellow petals that hang down. The fruit is an achene that releases seeds that birds are fond of. This plant firmly and deeply anchors itself in the soil thanks to its well-developed root system.

Echinacea Sunny Meadow Mama can be grown in the ground or in a large pot, in full sun, in any well-drained soil that is not too dry in summer. This perennial can be planted in borders mixed with other compact varieties of echinacea, or alongside compact tritomas, achilleas, daisies, 'Echinops, and coreopsis. Lighten the scene by adding some ornamental grasses like Stipa tenuifolia, Muhlenbergia capillaris, etc. The beautiful colours of echinacea are also loved in fresh or dried flower arrangements.

A medicinal plant: In homoeopathy, echinacea root is used to fight colds and strengthen the immune system, properties first used by Native Americans. The name Echinacea comes from the Greek word echinos, meaning "hedgehog-like," and acea, meaning "having the shape of," referring to the appearance of the flower's centre.

 

Flowering

Flower colour yellow
Flowering time July to October
Inflorescence Solitary
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 55 cm
Spread at maturity 50 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Echinacea

Species

x purpurea

Cultivar

Sunny Meadow Mama

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference177961

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Planting and care

Echinacea Sunny Meadow Mama sometimes takes time to establish itself. However, once in place it requires no particular care and is very resistant to pests and diseases. It is best planted in spring, in a sunny location, in a mixture of compost and garden soil. The soil must be deep and loose to accommodate its root system. Cut off faded flowers as they appear to prolong the flowering period. Divide the clump when flowering slows down. It is a plant with rhizomes that can become invasive if it likes its surroundings. As the plant ages, it becomes more susceptible to aphid attacks and powdery mildew. Mulch the base in May to keep it moist in summer, as it is sensitive to drought during flowering.

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Planting period

Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time March to May, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 7 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, rich, deep, well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions Prune the flowers regularly to the base, to encourage more flowers.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time August to October
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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