Echinacea 'Adam Saul'

ëAdam Saul is a pale pink coneflower that is particularly noted for its floriferous bloom (one year old plants may bear as many as 100 blooms per growing season). It is an upright perennial that typically grows in a clump to 24-30\ tall and to 18-24\" wide on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not need staking. Flowers feature reflexed (downward pointing) pale pink rays with rounded, orange center cones. Flowers have a mild fragrance. Flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Strigose, gray-green leaves (to 7î long) are lanceol... more »

ëAdam Saul is a pale pink coneflower that is particularly noted for its floriferous bloom (one year old plants may bear as many as 100 blooms per growing season). It is an upright perennial that typically grows in a clump to 24-30\ tall and to 18-24\" wide on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not need staking. Flowers feature reflexed (downward pointing) pale pink rays with rounded, orange center cones. Flowers have a mild fragrance. Flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Strigose, gray-green leaves (to 7î long) are lanceolate to broadly lanceolate. Good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones are often visited by goldfinches that feed on the seeds. Echinacea comes from the Greek word ìechinosî meaning hedgehog in reference to the flowers spiny center cone. U. S. Plant Patent Applied For (PPAF)." (less)