Echinacea PowWow® Wild Berry
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Echinacea PowWow® Wild Berry: Rose-Pink Powerhouse, Compact Edition
This coneflower doesn't bloom so much as bury itself in intense rose-pink flowers, starting in its very first year. The bees can't keep up. Neither can you. COUNTING IS POINTLESS.
Plant Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea
- Common Name: Coneflower
- Series: PowWow®, from PanAmerican Seed
- Height: 40–60 cm (16–24 in)
- Spread: 30–40 cm (12–16 in)
- Flowers: Intense rose-pink petals around a dark cone, in large numbers on well-branched stems
- Bloom Time: Early summer to early fall (June to September)
- Foliage: Dark green, coarse leaves in a compact, upright clump
- Features: Seed heads feed birds, blooms the first year
Where to Plant: Its compact size makes it a good fit for the front of a border, small gardens, containers and mass plantings. It is tough enough for hot, sunny spots near pavement, provided the soil drains well.
Companion Plants: Plant PowWow® Wild Berry in a sunny, dry bed with silver leaves, pink thrift and violet-red yarrow. Armeria maritima edges the front with pink pompoms at 15 to 20 cm in May and June. Artemisia 'Silver Lining' adds silvery leaves at 30 to 40 cm. Achillea New Vintage™ Violet brings violet-red heads at 66 to 71 cm from June to August. Panicum Prairie Winds® 'Cheyenne Sky' adds blades that turn wine red by midsummer.
Plant Care: Plant in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Avoid places where water sits in winter, and improve heavy clay before planting. Water regularly through the first season, then only in long dry spells. Deadhead through summer for more flowers. Toward fall, let the last flowers ripen so the seed heads can feed goldfinches and add winter interest. Cut back in early spring. Divide in spring every few years if the clump gets crowded.
History: PowWow® Wild Berry was developed by PanAmerican Seed as a seed-grown Echinacea purpurea that blooms in its first year with more flowers per plant than earlier seed coneflowers. It won an All-America Selections award, given after trials across North America.
Final Thoughts: Leave the seed heads for the birds and enjoy the encore in winter. THE PINK THAT PAYS ITS RENT TWICE.