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Echinacea Seeds,
Alan's Pride

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Description

This unusual and sprightly sour-apple green echinacea blooms in the first year! This standout variety received the prestigious Fleuroselect Novelty Award for its unique color and first-year blooming habit. Plants reach just over 2 feet tall, adding cheer to perennial beds, annual flower gardens, borders, and even containers. This variety is well suited to cutting for arrangements and it is highly attractive to pollinators! Bred by our friend Alan Sparks in the Netherlands.

Growing Tips: Plants are very adaptable and will tolerate a wide range of conditions, but will perform their very best when given full sun and rich, well-drained soil. Space plants 12-24 inches apart. Keep plants deadheaded to promote blooming.

Plant Details

Botanical Name
Echinacea purpurea
Life Cycle
Perennial
Sun Requirement
Partial sun
Days to Germinate
10–21
Days to Maturity
90–120
Planting Depth
⅛ in.
Plant Spacing
8–10 in.
Ideal Temperature
65–90°F
Frost Hardy
Yes

When to Grow

Alan's Pride takes a little longer to sprout than most echinacea, so allow 10 to 21 days at 65-70 F and do not give up on the flat early. Sow 1/8 inch deep indoors 8-12 weeks before your last frost and set plants out afterward, direct sow outdoors before the last frost, or sow in fall and let the seed sit over winter. Keep the soil relatively moist until germination and space plants 12 to 24 inches apart. It blooms the first year, reaching maturity at about 90 to 120 days, and is perennial in Zones 3-9.

How to Sow and Plant

  • Seeds germinate in 10-30 days.
  • Start indoors 8-12 weeks before last frost or direct sow seeds outdoors before last frost (you can direct sow in the fall and allow seeds to sit over winter).
  • Sow seeds 1/4- 1/2 inch deep.
  • Ideal germination temperature is 65-70 F.
  • Keep soil relatively moist until germinated.

How to Grow

  • Plants are very adaptable and will tolerate a wide range of conditions, but will perform their very best when given full sun and rich, well-drained soil.
  • Space plants 12-24 inches apart.
  • Keep plants deadheaded to promote blooming.

PESTS/SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

A generally disease-free plant.

  • Be sure to keep echinacea free of powdery mildew and rots by not overcrowding plants.
  • Poor air circulation and very poorly drained soil can lead to fungal issues for the plants.

How to Save Seeds

  • Allow the flowerhead containing the seeds to completely mature and dry on the plant, then clip off the flowerhead and place in a container.
  • Working over the top of another clean, opened container, rub the flowerheads between the palms, breaking them apart.
  • The small, blackish seeds can be separated from the chaff by first screening and then winnowing.

FAQ

Are the flowers of Alan's Pride really green?

Yes. Alan's Pride is an unusual and sprightly sour-apple green echinacea. It received the prestigious Fleuroselect Novelty Award for that unique color and its first-year blooming habit, and it was bred by our friend Alan Sparks in the Netherlands.

Can I grow Alan's Pride in a container?

You can. Plants reach just over 2 feet tall, which suits perennial beds, annual flower gardens, borders, and even containers. Space plants 12 to 24 inches apart in the garden.

Is Alan's Pride good for cutting?

It is well suited to cutting for arrangements, and because it flowers in its first year you get stems to cut the same season you sow. It is also highly attractive to pollinators.
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