Sweet Sandia Echinacea is an upright free-branching native perennial with strong stems that do not need staking and grey-green foliage. Its large fragrant flowers with broad bicolor petals that have green tips and dark pink centers that looks like a slice of watermelon bloom from midsummer into mid fall. Thrives in full sun and well-drained soils. The flowers attract butterflies and bees, and spent stems will stay erect and attract birds if not removed.
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| Origins: | NA Native Hybrid | 
| Height: | 1.5' - 2’ | 
| Spread: | 1' - 1.5’ | 
| Spacing: | 1.5’ | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 4 - 9 | 
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| Bloom Color: | Pink+Green | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Susceptible to aster yellows disease and eriophyid mites. Heat and drought tolerant.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, Native Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Liatris, Baby’s Breath, Salvia
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
 
             
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
