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Echinacea purpurea 'Fragrant Angel' ('Fragrant Angel' coneflower)

Echinacea purpurea 'Fragrant Angel' Photo/Illustration: Steve Aitken


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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea 'Fragrant Angel' eh-kih-NAY-shah per-per-EE-ah Common Name: 'Fragrant Angel' coneflower Genus: Echinacea
Coneflowers have much to offer the garden, and now they have fragrance, too. 'Fragrant Angel' has large, sweetly scented flowers made up of two rows of white petals surrounding a greenish orange cone. The plants grow to 40 inches and attract butterflies. Grow them in a border, meadow, cottage garden, or cut flower garden.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Large, fragrant flowers.
 Care: Provide full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Drought tolerant once established.
 Problems: Infrequent.
Height 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Spread 1 ft. to 3 ft.
Growth Habit Clumps
Light Full Sun Only
Moisture Dry to Medium
Maintenance Low
Tolerance Drought Tolerant
Characteristics Attracts Birds; Attracts Butterflies; Fragrant Flowers; Native; Showy Flowers
Bloom Time Early Summer; Late Summer; Summer
Flower Color White Flower
Uses Beds and Borders, Cut Flower
Style Cottage Garden, Meadow Garden
Seasonal Interest Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type Perennials

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