Terra Nova Nurseries reveals new echinacea ‘Princess Honey’
Terra Nova Nurseries has announced the latest addition to its echinacea Princess series, ‘Princess Honey’. The new variety offers a tight, compact habit with long-lasting, honey-colored flowers complemented by deep-green foliage extending to the ground.
‘Princess Honey’ has fragrant flowers and long-lasting summer blooms, which attract many pollinators, especially hummingbirds and butterflies, from June through October. The new coneflower is deer-resistant, suited for the American Deep South and is a low-water usage plant. Bred for the pot crop market, the echinacea thrives in mixed beds and border edges, favoring full sun and average soil, with coarse and slightly mineral soil being ideal.
Hardy to Zones 4 to 9, the perennial benefits from being kept moderately dry between waterings during finishing time in greenhouses. The finish time from a liner to a 4-inch pot is six to eight weeks, and the finish time from a liner to a 1-gallon pot is 12 to 14 weeks. ‘Princess Honey’ reaches a height of 10 inches, width of 12 inches and flower height of 15 inches.
Photo courtesy of Terra Nova Nurseries.
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