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Echinacea Roots - Supreme™ Cantaloupe

Part of the Supreme™ series, offering heavy bloom, strong color, large flowers and full, branched plants with an extra-long bloom season

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About the Variety

Key Features

Heat Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Prefers Lean Soil
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Perfect for Dried Flowers
Medicinal
Reduces Erosion
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
North American Native

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Echinacea purpurea

LIFE CYCLE

  • Perennial

SEED TYPE

  • Root

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Summer through Fall

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 24 to 30 inches

COLOR

  • Orange
  • Pink

Echinacea Roots Supreme™ Cantaloupe is an eye-catching variety that boasts a luscious cantaloupe hue, adding a fresh, juicy pop of color to any planting scheme. Its exotic charm is enhanced by downward-facing petals in warm tones, crowned with a playful, tufted central dome for extra flair. Its unique cantaloupe color brings a fun and vibrant tropical vibe to your garden, perfect for brightening up your flower combinations within the garden and vase.

  • • Young blooms mimic a double gerbera
  • • Reliable and long-lasting, its strong, sturdy stems uplift gobs of blooms lasting into fall
  • • Fun and trendy color mixes well within any garden scheme

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Spring

PLANTING DEPTH

  • Deep Enough to Accomadate Root Length

WATER NEEDS

  • Low

PLANT SPACING

  • 18 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

Planting Guide

View our Echinacea Planting Guide to learn more.

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    Echinacea Roots - Supreme™ Cantaloupe FAQs

    What size bulbs will I receive with Supreme™ Cantaloupe Echinacea?

    Supreme™ Cantaloupe Echinacea is graded No. 1.

    Is Supreme™ Cantaloupe Echinacea resistant to animals or disease?

    Supreme™ Cantaloupe Echinacea is deer resistant, meaning deer generally avoid it due to its taste, texture, or aroma.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 1.0 / 5 from 2 reviews.

    In what was a good summer for everything else I planted in my new front border, this was a complete dud! Nothing grew. So disappointing.

    Mrsears 1/5 Verified

    Echinacea Roots - Supreme™ Cantaloupe

    Store owner replied: Hello Mrsears. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, as feedback like this helps us improve our products. From our follow-up with Customer Service, it looks like we were able to assist you, and we’re glad we could help. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention!

    There were no roots in the package shipped to me

    Pamela H. 1/5 Verified

    Echinacea Roots - Supreme™ Cantaloupe

    Store owner replied: Hello Pamela H. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products and processes. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!

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