Echinacea purpurea 'Fatal Attraction'

ëFatal Attraction is a compact purple coneflower that is distinguished from species plants by its slightly upturned magenta purple rays that do not droop, its large flattened orange-bronze central cones, its sweet fragrance and its near black flowering stems. It typically grows in an upright clump to 26î tall on stems clad with toothed, tapering, narrow-ovate, dark green leaves. Flowers bloom from June to early September, sometimes with sporadic later bloom. Dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones are often visited by... more »

ëFatal Attraction is a compact purple coneflower that is distinguished from species plants by its slightly upturned magenta purple rays that do not droop, its large flattened orange-bronze central cones, its sweet fragrance and its near black flowering stems. It typically grows in an upright clump to 26î tall on stems clad with toothed, tapering, narrow-ovate, dark green leaves. Flowers bloom from June to early September, sometimes with sporadic later bloom. 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. (less)