Echinacea 'Secret Lust'
- Phonetic Spelling
- eh-ki-NAY-see-ah
- Description
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Secret Lust Coneflower is a double fragrant flowering perennial with a compact habit growing 2-3 feet tall. The flowers have red-orange disc flowers and contrasting light pink rays and will bloom spring to frost if deadheaded. Be sure to leave some seed heads on for the birds in winter. Unlicensed propagation is prohibited.
This plant tolerates a wide range of soils except for wet ones and does well in sun to partial shade. Use in mass plantings, in the border, a rock garden, a container or pollinator garden. Double flowers can make it more difficult for pollinators to reach the nectar.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Echinacea
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Wildlife Value:
- Seeds provide food for birds.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 2 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Winter
- Fruit Description:
- Seeds provide winter interest and food source for birds.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Orange
- Pink
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Double flowers with red-orange disc flowers and contrasting light pink rays
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Up to 6 inches long green narrow ovate leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
