Re: Echinacea purpurea



>So far, the booms have a sturdy seed head, ringed with delicate,
>feeble-looking pinkish purple petals.  Now, I know that echinacea 
petals
>droop toward the ground, but these aren't drooping-- they're hanging.
>And they are sparse, and thinner than what I've seen in pictures.

Patience, Sue.  They really do start out looking a little wimpy 
sometimes, (at least mine do) but as the flowers develop, the petals get 
wider and longer.  Right now they're the best looking things in my front 
border (thanks to the heat and the drought).  

Nancy Lowe
Arkansas, zone 7

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