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Merlot Coneflower

Echinacea 'Merlot'

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Overview

The Echinacea 'Merlot' is a robust perennial known for its large, fragrant, raspberry-pink flowers with a striking reddish-brown central cone. Blooming from early summer to fall, this Coneflower boasts sturdy, wine-red stems reaching up to 36 inches in height, offset by dark green foliage. It thrives in full sun to part shade and is drought-tolerant once established. Ideal for borders, it attracts butterflies and is excellent for cut flowers. Zone 5-9.

Sun FullWater Low, MediumZones 3–9Type Perennial
Merlot Coneflower (Echinacea 'Merlot') — raspberry-pink flowers with a striking reddish-brown central cone

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Low, Medium
USDA zones
3–9

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Perennial
Family
Asteraceae

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Merlot Coneflower (Echinacea 'Merlot') — raspberry-pink flowers with a striking reddish-brown central cone

Photograph: Epibase, CC BY 3.0 · source

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