2010
Echinacea purpurea
"Magnus"
Flowering period: July - September

Height > 75 cm
Spread: 25 - 50 cm
Habit: Upright
Flower type: Simple
Leaf Color Light Green
Placement: Sun
Water Average
Fertilizer need: Average
Plant type: Perennial


Class Best seller 2010

Family: Asteraceae (Compositae) Origin: North America (Ohio and Michigan south to Georgia, west to Oklahoma and northeast Texas) Special Features: The rose-purple flowers are arranged more horizontally than the pendulous, or drooping, habit of the wild species and other seed strains. Distinction: Selected by the membership of the Perennial Plant Association as the 1998 Perennial Plant of the Year, and Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from The Royal Horticultural Society. History: The result of over ten years of careful selection by Swedish nurseryman, Magnus B. Nilsson. In 1982 Mr. Nilsson offered the result of his successful breeding to Klaus Jelitto. Klaus called this cultivar 'Magnus' to honor the breeder. Production was begun and Echinacea 'Magnus' was introduced in the 1985 Jelitto catalogue.