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Luscious, mango petals and a golden cone.

Echinacea Meadowbrite™ Mango

Mango Meadowbrite is a deep yellow branch sport of Orange Meadowbrite TM, with the same wonderful habit, vigor and drought tolerance.

This new coneflower has luscious, mango-yellow­ colored rays, a bright golden-orange cone, and perhaps the strongest fragrance yet of any coneflower. Mango's tropical-colored blooms float above healthy, grass-green foliage in midsummer. It is a vigorous plant with lance­shaped, semi-glossy, deep green foliage.

Mango Meadowbrite is a deep yellow branch sport of Orange Meadowbrite TM, with the same wonderful habit, vigor and drought tolerance. Orange-yellow ray flowers, a golden-orange cone and a mouth-watering fragrance make this brightly colored beauty a perfect addition to summer­blooming borders and cutting gardens. Plant this with Orange Meadowbrite for a tropical medley of brightly colored blooms during the hottest summer months.

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Who Am I?

  • Common Name

    Mango Meadowbrite coneflower
  • Botanical Name

    Echinacea 'CBG Cone3' PP16636
  • Origin

    Mango Meadowbrite is a yellow branch sport of Orange Meadowbrite™, the first perennial introduction from Dr. Jim Ault of the Chicago Botanic Garden.


Cultural Details

  • Bloom Time

    Summer
  • Size

    2.5' tall by 3' wide
  • Hardiness Zone

    4-9
  • Light

    Full sun
  • Soil

    Average garden soils. Does not appreciate heavy clay.
  • Moisture

    Moist, but well-drained. Drought tolerant once established
  • Disease & Pests

    May get aster yellows if infested with leaf hoppers.
  • Landscape Use

    Borders, foundations, mass plantings, matrix plantings, naturalized gardens, pollinator gardens
  • Propagation

    Divisions, Softwood Cuttings, Tissue Culture

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