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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 30 - 34 inches
Plant Spread: 19 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Mauve
Pink
Other: Deep rose-red center and petals are bright mauve pink
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. July, August, September, October.
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP24926; EU43233

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Trade name information:
Series: Supreme™
Trade Name: Elegance
Cultivar name: 'Elegance'
Common names
  • Coneflower

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Uploaded by NJBob
Location: Medina, TN
Date: July 10, 2014
Echinacea 'Supreme Elegance' shown with ornamental grasses. Notic
Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2022-08-04
Location: Sooner Plant Farm in Oklahoma
Date: 2017-08-24
Image Property of SoonerPlantFarm.com

Date: 2011-11-03
Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries Inc. www.terranovanurseries.c
Location: Medina, TN
Date: 2015-05-30
Echinacea 'Supreme Elegance' has very dark stems.
Location: Medina, TN
Date: July 10, 2014
Echinacea 'Supreme Elegance' flowers make my hands look small. It

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