Echinacea Delicious Candy is a stunning perennial coneflower that brings vibrant color and pollinator-friendly benefits to any landscape design. With its compact growth habit and abundant double fuchsia-pink blooms, this early-flowering variety offers exceptional visual impact from early summer through fall. Perfect for commercial landscaping projects, garden centers, and residential installations where reliable, low-maintenance perennials are desired.
A Sweet Addition to Any Landscape
This exceptional coneflower variety stands out with features that make it a valuable addition to any professional planting scheme:
- Vibrant double fuchsia-pink flowers with distinctive horizontal ray petals and prominent central pom-poms
- Compact growth habit (18-24" height, 14-16" spread) ideal for mass plantings and mixed borders
- Exceptionally long blooming period from early summer until first frost
- Strong, sturdy stems that resist flopping, even in challenging weather
- Dark green foliage that provides an attractive backdrop for the bold blooms
- Excellent drought tolerance once established, reducing maintenance requirements
- Superior pollinator attraction, supporting local ecosystem health
The compact size and robust nature of Delicious Candy make it perfect for commercial landscapes where visual impact and low maintenance are priorities.
Planting and Growing Information
Plant Delicious Candy in well-drained, fertile soil in full sun to partial shade locations (USDA zones 4-9). Space plants 14-16 inches apart for optimal growth. Water deeply during the first growing season to establish strong root systems. Once established, this resilient perennial requires minimal care, tolerating periodic drought conditions. For best flowering performance, remove spent blooms throughout the season. Cut back foliage in early spring before new growth emerges.
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Enhance your inventory with our premium bare root Echinacea Delicious Candy, available in convenient packs of 25. These high-quality plants are perfect for landscape contractors, garden centers, and wholesale nurseries looking to offer customers exceptional perennial options. Our carefully grown stock ensures strong establishment and impressive performance in the landscape. Order now to secure your supply of this sought-after variety for spring shipping. Available exclusively to our trade customers.
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EAN code7228
- CatalogWholesale Growers
- Singular UnitBare Root
- Bloom Height20" / 50 cm
- Light RequirementsPartial Shade, Sun
- Bloom TimeMid Summer - Late Summer
- SizeI
- Packaged in25
- Zone3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- UsesCut Flower, Pollinator
- Shipping Time FrameSpring