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Echinacea x After Midnight
 New this Year!
After Midnight Coneflower Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
For the past 12 years, Richard Saul at Itsaul Nursery in Atlanta has been crossing Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea paradoxa, and he has gotten some spectacular hybrids which he has named the Big Sky series. These coneflower hybrids combine the best traits of their parents - large flowers with reflexed petals, knock-out gorgeous colors of mango, canteloupe, peach, mustard, butter yellow, strawberry and everything in between, strong stems, and strong fragrance. 'After Midnight' is a new dwarf selection in the series. It is very fragrant and has dark magenta purple flowers with a black-red cone. These are produced on short, stocky, almost black stems. Plants grow only to about one foot tall and 18 inches wide. They want full sun, good drainage, and average to dry soil, just like their parents. Mid-summer, dry-growing, flowering companions could include Butterfly Weed, Gaura, Achillea, Russian Sage, Blazing Stars, and yes, yes, Little Bluestem. Fall planting not recommended. Cat# 1485

Echinacea x After Midnight, After Midnight Coneflower
Photo courtesy of Itsaul Plants
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X Native Plant X Good Fragrance X Butterfly Plant
Hummingbird Plant Good Fall Color Berries & Fruits
X Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
X Easy Not Too Hard Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
Yes Semi X No
Plant Type
X Wildflower Shrub Grass or grass-like
X Perennial Tree Ground cover
Fern Vine
Light Exposure
X Full sun X Mostly sunny Half and half
Full shade Mostly shady
Soil Condition
X Sandy Organic
Clay X Average
Moisture Tolerance
X Dry Wet
Moist X Moderate
Height
12" or less
24" to 36"
X 12" to 24" 36" or taller
Color
White/whitish Pink Blue
Yellows X Rose Green
Orange, coral Violet Brown
Peach, salmon Lavender Mauve
Red, scarlet X Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring Early summer Early fall
Mid spring X Mid summer Mid fall
Late spring X Late summer Late fall

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