Growing Echinacea Gum Drop in Your Garden:

Echinacea Gum Drop is a sweet coneflower that looks almost good enough to eat.  A new introduction, this saucy echinacea combines the hardiness, and ease of care that the species, Echiancea purpurea has, with flashy hot-pink flowers and a delightful double anemone-like bloom.

Quick Facts About Echinacea Gum Drop:

• SIZE: 36" x 24"
• HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 9
• BLOOM TIME: Reblooming; summer and fall
• GROWS BEST IN: Full sun. Will tolerate a variety of soil conditions but prefers well drained soil.
• WILDLIFE: Deer resistant, attracts butterflies, bees and birds
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1. Start out right by planting in a full sun location, and in soil that is well drained. Echinaceas will grow in clay or compacted soil but the growth will be stunted, and the flower production will be less. If your soil is heavy, add compost and organic amendments prior to planting.
2. Once your soil is properly amended, plant Echinacea Gum Drop so that the crown of the plant is level with the soil.
3. Fertilizer at the time of planting with a slow release organic fertilizer that is not high in nitrogen. Apply fertilizer again mid-season, to encourage good root growth. Do not fertilize in the fall.
4. Late fall you can trim back Echinacea Gum Drop to a height of 6 inches, but instead, why not leave the spent blooms intact to serve as food for wild birds. 
5. Provide steady water throughout the growing season, to encourage repeat blooms.
6. Trim back spent blooms during the summer.