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Echinacea 'Sunset'


Echinacea 'Sunset'

Well, it survived, but these plants just do not thrive for me. Beautiful colours though!



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The same for me Karen, I moved mine in to the sun last year and this year I have had one tatty flower.

19 Aug, 2010

 

Do you also have acid soil Denise? I wondered if this is a factor...

19 Aug, 2010

 

No I dont Karen its in a clay bed but to which lots of compost has been added over the years. I think they may take a while to settle in ?

19 Aug, 2010

 

Very pretty:-))

19 Aug, 2010

 

Just beautiful

19 Aug, 2010

 

Now that's one Echinacea I would like to have.

19 Aug, 2010

 

It is a lovely colour. I have another one. a pale peachy colour, in a different (warmer) part of the garden. It's performing even more poorly than this one! I really wish I knew where I am going wrong as I love these!

19 Aug, 2010

 

If it's any consolation I've given up on them, maybe will try the front garden :-((

19 Aug, 2010

 

Interesting....I'm not the only one then!

19 Aug, 2010

 

I think It's not enough sun in my case, the front garden gets the most

19 Aug, 2010

 

Nope, can't be...the ones that are struggling the most are in the sunniest part of the garden! I wonder if they just don't like clay soil?

19 Aug, 2010

 

Get the feeling that could be it :-(((

19 Aug, 2010

 

Can't say I blame them...cold clammy sticky silty stuff! Still, at least it's fertile! :)

19 Aug, 2010

 

I think we are doomed on the Echinacea front Karen :-))

19 Aug, 2010

 

I'm acid soil, and don't have any luck with them either :-(

20 Aug, 2010

 

I agree Ann, I think I'll give up on em. No point in growing plants that don't perform and they are just taking up space where something else would thrive.

20 Aug, 2010

 

Positive thinking :-)))

20 Aug, 2010



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