Echinacea 'Secret Love' PP24504

Also Known As

Echinacea Secret™ Love
Secret Love Coneflower

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"-48"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

4a-9b

Echinacea 'Secret Love' PP24504 plant details

Echinacea 'Secret Love' PP24504 is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer red flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echinacea 'Secret Love' PP24504

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 24 IN - 48 IN - tall
Flowers: red blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echinacea 'Secret Love' PP24504

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Very double (are these zinnias or coneflowers?!) flowers of a pure real red are fine enough to inspire of sonnet: ?my love is like a red, red Echinacea?!? (sorry Robert Burns!); a well-branched 2 footer. S/M PPAF

By: Forestfarm

One of the best true reds in hybrid coneflowers comes in the form of 'Secret Love'. It is a pure, strong red on a double anemone type flower. Fragrant. Part of the new Secret Series of mid-size double-flowered coneflowers. Echinacea in coastal BC should be planted in hot, dry, sunny spots with thin, average to poor soils for best overwintering.