Echinacea Seeds, Paradiso Super-Duper
An arrangement of Paradiso Super-Duper Echinacea blooms on a light background.
A close-up macro of Paradiso Super-Duper Echinacea blooms.
Echinacea Seeds, Paradiso Super-Duper
An arrangement of Paradiso Super-Duper Echinacea blooms on a light background.
A close-up macro of Paradiso Super-Duper Echinacea blooms.

Echinacea Seeds,
Paradiso Super-Duper

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Description

A dazzling double-petaled echinacea in the most charming rosy tones. This enchanting traditional medicinal plant is a perennial that will bloom in its first year. Easy to grow, reliable and quite hardy; the 36-inch-tall plants boast stunning double-petaled heads. An enchanting choice for the herb garden, beds, borders, and wildflower meadows; also excellent as a cut flower.

Growing Tips: Start plants in containers indoors, keeping moist until sprouts appear and set out after last frost or direct sow in the garden, about two weeks before last frost.

Plant Details

Botanical Name
Echinacea purpurea
Life Cycle
Perennial
Sun Requirement
4–12 hr.
Days to Germinate
10–15
Days to Maturity
120–140
Planting Depth
⅛ in.
Plant Spacing
8–10 in.
Ideal Temperature
65–90°F
Frost Hardy
Yes

When to Grow

Paradiso Super-Duper blooms in its first year, so the sooner you sow, the sooner you see the double rosy heads. Start it indoors 8-12 weeks before your last frost at 1/8 inch deep, keep the mix moist until sprouts appear at about 10 to 15 days and 65-70°F, and transplant after the last frost; direct sowing about two weeks before the last frost also works. Give the 36-inch plants 8 to 10 inches of space. Full maturity comes at about 120 to 140 days, and the plants are reliably hardy in Zones 3-8.

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

Will Paradiso Super-Duper flower the first year from seed?

Yes. This perennial blooms in its first year, so you do not have to wait a season for the rosy, double-petaled heads.

How tall does Paradiso Super-Duper grow, and does it cut well?

Plants reach 36 inches tall, the tallest of these coneflowers, and are excellent as a cut flower as well as an enchanting choice for the herb garden, beds, borders, and wildflower meadows.

What sets it apart from a single-petaled coneflower?

The heads are double-petaled rather than the familiar single daisy form, in the most charming rosy tones, which gives each bloom far more substance in a vase or a border. The plants carrying them are easy to grow, reliable and quite hardy.
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