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Coneflower 'PowWow®'

Scott's Nursery Ltd.

$6.99
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Inject a wave of intense, high-impact prairie elegance into your garden with this award-winning compact masterwork. Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow®' commands immediate attention with its exceptionally large, daisy-like blossoms featuring thick, stylized petals that radiate straight out from a rich, metallic-bronze cone. Rising proudly above dark green, coarse foliage on unusually sturdy, thick stems, these non-stop flowers hold their deep, saturated colours perfectly without fading, transforming any garden bed into a reliable, high-definition showcase of natural power.
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Plant Details

Mature Size:

16" - 24" H x 12" - 16" W

Zone:

3-9

Watering:

Low to Medium

Type:

Herbaceous Perennial

Growth Rate:

Fast

Light:

Full Sun

Plant Profile

Common Names:

Purple Coneflower, PowWow Coneflower, and Hedgehog Coneflower

Scientific Name:

Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow®' Series

Type:

Compact Perennial / Native Pollinator Magnet / Container Thriller

Growth Details:

Mature Size: 16" - 24" H x 12" - 16" W

Growth Habit: Compact, upright, and well-branched.

Form: Tidy, uniform, rigid columnar mounds.

Growth Rate: Fast.

Flowering Time: Early summer straight through to late autumn (typically June to October).

Flower Colour: Available across the series in deeply saturated, non-fading colours, including intense magenta-pink ('PowWow Wild Berry') and pure, stark white ('PowWow White').

Environmental Needs:

Exposure: Full Sun.

Soil Preferences: Thrives beautifully in lean, poor, sandy, gravelly, or loam-based soils with excellent internal drainage.

Soil Tolerance: Highly adaptable to dry, rocky, infertile, or alkaline soils, but will rot rapidly in heavy, poorly drained winter clay.

Watering: Provide steady moisture during its first season; it displays exceptional, top-tier drought tolerance once the thick taproot is locked in.

Container Role: Performs as a spectacular, structural Thriller or sturdy centrepiece in late-summer mixed patio containers.

Special Features:

Advanced Compact Genetics: Specially bred to produce more flowers per plant than traditional cultivars while maintaining a short footprint that never requires staking.

Drought & Heat Resistant: Highly resilient against intense mid-summer heatwaves, humidity, and prolonged dry spells once fully established.

Deer & Rabbit Resistance: The rough, prickly texture of the foliage and central flower cones makes the entire plant naturally unpalatable to foraging deer and rabbits.

Attracts: An absolute premium destination for local butterflies, honeybees, native bumblebees, and hungry autumn songbirds.

Care Guide

Ornamental & Landscape Value

Seasonal Interest:

Bloom Information: Mass spectacle of highly showy, large 3" to 4" wide coneflower heads with prominent raised copper central domes that open continuously for up to four months.

Interest: Wakes up in mid-spring with deep green, coarsely textured leaf rosettes that form a dense, weed-suppressing clump. It builds up into a solid wall of rich, non-fading colour all summer, before its dried copper cones provide beautiful rustic winter texture and architectural visual interest over bare snow.

Garden Value:

Ornamental Interest: Offers a stunning dual effect, pairing a robust, deep-green foliage mound with oversized, highly structural, pincushion-like cone flowers.

Landscaping Uses: Essential choice for sunny perennial borders, low-maintenance urban streetscapes, prairie naturalizing strips, rock beds, and dedicated pollinator gardens.

Wildlife & Human Value:

Wildlife Value: Supplies a vital, high-volume nectar station for butterflies all summer, transforming into a crucial native seed station for local songbirds during winter.

Human Value: Yields exceptional, rigid-stemmed cut flowers with an extraordinarily long vase life, and provides a stunning, low-care curb appeal option for water-wise landscaping designs.

Planting & Care Guide

Planting Considerations:

Best Time To Plant: Plant out young potted starts early in the spring or in early autumn to allow root stabilization in cool weather.

Spacing: Space individual crowns 12" to 15" apart to allow adequate room for expansion while maintaining clean air movement between stems.

Location Tips: Select high-exposure spots with flawless drainage; avoid low spots where rainwater pools or heavy clay holds stagnant winter water.

Companion Plants: Pairs magnificently with late-blooming blue Salvia, fine-textured Coreopsis, or golden Rudbeckia

Care:

Light Requirements: Demands absolute full sun; needs at least 6 hours of unshaded, direct daily sunlight to maximize bloom production and maintain rigid stem posture.

Moisture Requirements: Prefers well-drained, average soil; water regularly during the first season to anchor roots deeply, shifting to light watering once established.

Maintenance: Highly self-cleaning, but deadheading spent blossoms down to the nearest leaf node during early summer stimulates an immediate wave of secondary autumn buds.

Fertilization: Avoid chemical or high-nitrogen fertilizers; apply a light top-dressing of organic compost around the base in early spring to fuel growth.

Tolerances:

Tolerates severe drought, rocky or poor soil, high summer heat, extreme humidity, road salt spray, deer, and rabbits.

Tips For Success:

Winter Goldfinch Feeder: Leave the final wave of autumn flower heads on the stems rather than cutting them down; local goldfinches love to feast on the hidden seed cones all winter long.

Spring Cleanup: Shear the old, dead stalks all the way down to the ground in late winter or early spring before fresh green shoots emerge from the soil.

Root Care: Avoid moving or dividing this plant too frequently once it is established, as its deep taproot prefers to remain undisturbed.

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