ECHINACEA purpurea DOUBLE DECKER Tall 40" - Plant 24" apart. zone 3-8 Flowers sprout another set of petals atop the cone, in a most amusing and charming cap. It is as if another set of petals have flown in and perched. Doubles bloom often in their first, but mainly in the second year and thereafter. ECDDS
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Remains one of the finest border plants. Coarse deep green 8" leaves are serrated and act as a pleasing foil for smaller plants. Flower petals radiate downward from a pronounced central seed head. Long lasting as a cut flower, and attractive to butterflies. Flowers abound in early summer, then continue until frost.
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