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

3.88 Reviews#HB312 · 15 seeds
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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.

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

Growing Guide

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.

Customer reviews

3.8 / 5 8 Reviews

What gardeners are saying

  • Heads up: Many get single or only partly double blooms, not as pictured.

  • Pollinator magnet: Bees are all over the flowers once they open.

  • Blooms second year: Mostly foliage the first season; flowers the next spring.

  • Easy to grow: Easy to grow and undemanding once planted out.

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