Echinacea Purpurea ‘Pink Double Delight’
A delightfully, delicate, reblooming pink beauty
Pink Double Delight comes to us from AB-Cultivars breeder Arie Blom in The Netherlands. Plants Nouveau is proud to introduce this new selection with its shorter habit and numerous pink, fully double pompom-like flowers. The plant is well branched and very floriferous, producing numerous straight and sturdy flower stems. The dainty blooms are a bright, clear pink, and very long lasting. They also fade to a lovely shade of mauve.
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PDATE JULY 2010:
OMG…Echinacea purpurea ‘Pink Double Delight’ truly has looked these last weeks of 100+ degree days and low humidity, on top of extreme drought conditions (although I am trying to keep them sufficiently watered…) smack dab in the face and it just keeps saying, “Bring it on!”
There’s no stopping this ever-blooming coneflower from AB-Cultivars. It really is a winner and a selection that will be hard to top for many generations to come. It really is great everywhere it is planted.
According to Stephanie Cohen, famed landscape designer and best selling author,
“Pink Double Delight tripled in size, covered in blooms, and it certainly has a wow effect. You may get one prettier, but you won’t get one that grows any better!”
Thanks for the comment Steph. Comments on the plants we introduce are always appreciated – both good and bad!
Size: 18-24” tall by 18-24” tall
USDA hardiness Zones: 5(4) – 9
Sun/shade: full sun
Soil: average garden soil, well drained
Moisture: moist, but well drained to get established, once established, it is very drought tolerant
Disease and Pests: none known
Landscape use: Foundation plantings, front or middle of the border, urban gardens, containers
Market appeal/Uniqueness: This double pink beauty offers gardeners a vast improvement over other double flowered echinacea on the market. It is consistently, truly double and it has a wonderful, compact habit with multiple blooms per stem.
Propagation methods: tissue culture, divisions
Bloom time: Early July for 8 to 12 weeks
