Echinacea KISMET® 'Kiwi'

Echinacea KISMET® 'Kiwi': The Green Coneflower Everyone Asks About

'Kiwi' is the coneflower that went green and won't stop telling you about it. Lime to melon petals around a golden-green cone, fragrant and fresh, like a fruit salad that showed up to the potluck UNINVITED AND STILL GOT EATEN FIRST.

Plant Characteristics:

• Botanical Name: Echinacea hybrid
• Common Name: Coneflower
• Series: KISMET®, from Terra Nova® Nurseries
• Height: 35 cm (14 in) foliage, flowers to about 70 cm (27 in)
• Spread: 45 cm (18 in)
• Flowers: Lime to melon-green petals around a golden-green cone. Fragrant.
• Bloom Time: Early summer to fall (June to October)
• Foliage: Emerald green, in a compact, upright clump
• Features: Good cut flower

Where to Plant: Plant it in a sunny border where its green blooms can bridge bolder colours, or in a modern, naturalistic planting. It's also a great choice for a cut-flower bed. Once settled it takes summer heat and dry spells in stride, so a hot, dry spot suits it well.

Companion Plants: Use the soft lime of KISMET® 'Kiwi' in a sunny, dry bed with white globes and a white haze. Allium 'Mount Everest' opens white globes at 90 to 120 cm in May and June. Gypsophila Summer Sparkles® adds a white haze of flowers at 58 to 69 cm in June and July. Sedum SunSparkler® 'Lime Zinger' brings lime leaves and pink flowers at 10 to 15 cm from August to October. Schizachyrium scoparium stands behind at 60 to 120 cm, blue-green in summer and copper-red in fall.

Plant Care: Plant in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Avoid heavy, wet ground where water sits around the crown in winter. Water regularly during its first summer, then only during long dry spells. Deadhead spent blooms to keep new flowers coming into fall, and cut a few for the vase. Leave late seed heads standing for birds and winter interest, then cut the stems back in early spring.

History: KISMET® coneflowers are bred by Terra Nova® Nurseries in Oregon for more crowns per plant, more first-year flowers and stronger overwintering. Terra Nova previewed 'Kiwi' as a new addition to the series in January 2025.

Final Thoughts: Pair it with purples and let it make every colour pop. NO PEELING REQUIRED.