Re: New Plants for Spring

In a message dated 12/25/2003 4:47:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
alkrismer@fuse.net writes:

> Are the leaves of the new variety of echinacea glossy and dark green. I
> was wondering if the new echinacea has E. paradoxa parentage. E.
> paradoxa is a less known yellow flowering coneflower. I have some
> seedlings which I started last summer. I am hoping that they bloom this
> summer.

===>I've heard of E. paradoxa, Al, but am not sure I've ever seen it. The 
Garden Writers Association annual meeting was in Chicago this year and that's 
where I saw Magnabrite Orange. The trial beds at Chicago Botanic were also full 
of different echinaceas in all different shades. I think there were yellow ones 
as well. I'll have to take another look at this foliage, but I think off the 
top of my head that it is glossy and dark green, so that would tend to confirm 
your theory.

> 
> I got Waysides catalog for 2004 but didn't see  your echinacea listed.
> They do list a double flowering rose pink echinacea. Wayside has seemed
> to increase their selection this year with many unusual plants.

===>I've seen that double pink one in their catalog as well. It's still very 
pricey. I don't think I've received their 2004 catalog yet but look forward to 
seeing the selections. Apparently it is Monrovia who is carrying the 
Magnabrite Orange. I looked at their web site and saw their photos of it--just as I 
remember. One exhibitor at the Garden Writers meeting had a vaseful of this 
echinacea and the claims for the orange tea fragrance are NOT exaggerated.
Bill Lee

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