Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Poodle'

ëPink Poodle is a bright double pink coneflower. It was discovered as a seedling in a sowing of Echinacea purpurea 'Doubledecker'. It typically grows in an upright clump to 24-28\ tall and to 20-24\" wide on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not need staking. Large, zinnea-like, fully double flowers (to 4\" diameter) feature bright pink rays. Flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Flowers have a slight fragrance. Strigose, ovate to lanceolate, yellow-green leaves (to 7î long) have toothed margins. Good fresh cut or dri... more »

ëPink Poodle is a bright double pink coneflower. It was discovered as a seedling in a sowing of Echinacea purpurea 'Doubledecker'. It typically grows in an upright clump to 24-28\ tall and to 20-24\" wide on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not need staking. Large, zinnea-like, fully double flowers (to 4\" diameter) feature bright pink rays. Flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Flowers have a slight fragrance. Strigose, ovate to lanceolate, yellow-green leaves (to 7î long) have toothed margins. Good fresh cut or dried flower. Each double flower head of this cultivar purportedly resembles the spherical ball of fur at the end of a clipped poodle's tail, hence the cultivar name. Echinacea comes from the Greek word ìechinosî meaning hedgehog in reference to the flowers spiny center cone. U. S. Plant Patent PP19,428 was issued November 4, 2008." (less)