A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Gardener's Chat Echinacea's ~'Coconut Lime' and others Part 2

are they out in the stores. I looked online and found a place with the price in pounds and another place that said they're delivering to zones 8 - 10.

Nope Not in stores And I don't order plants on line,, I'll just have to wait and see if I can find them in stores later in the season

I am so excited to see the photo's of the Coconut Lime, DBL Pink and Moon Coneflowers, Diane----I will be counting the days.....

I got an 8 page flyer from my favorite nursery ( )today---
the new Echinaecea they will have this year is "Red's Knee High" a rich Magenta and are knee high---ah well perhaps next year.

\Today was their opening day for the season------

Carol,, the Pink DBL delight is starting to open up,, the coconut lime is getting bigger and the harvest moon is growing nicely a small bud forming on the harvest moon,, I will post a picture in a few days when the DBL P Delight opens.

Goody Goody

Carol ~ Although these are NOT bloomed yet,, I thought it might be fun for you to watch them as they bloom. This way you can imagine them at home maybe?? I know you wanted them in your garden this year, I soooooo wish you could

Dble pink delight,,




I was wrong earlier in posting ... is not the harvest moon that has a bud,, it's the coconut lime. Weird thing is it's forming a bud very close to the ground

This will be fun getting to see pictures of it as it is opening!!

yes it will, Diane--thank you for thinking of me-----it is almost as if I were watching them grow in my own back yard this way----

(ah----here I am saying it again)----Perhaps next year-- ---

okay Carol here it is opened a little more,,

it seems to be taking days to develop to a full blooms,,
I don't remember it taking this long last year,, I wonder if it's because it's the first one for the year or am I just being impatient

Thanks so much, Diane--I sooo appreciate seeing the pictures---

and I bet it is a mix of both the impatience and the first bloom of the season (I bet when it gets a bit warmer the blooms will really come om quickly)

again thanks so much.

We've gotten some good rains lately,, The last picture I took the bloom was almost level with the top of the plant NOW the plant is a good 5 inches taller than the bloom if not more,, it's like it grew that Much over night I'll try to get a picture of it tonight

Hi - I am using this to see if I can successfully post a photo. Here (hopefully) is a pic of my purple coneflower from last year. Unfortunately, the plant got eaten, but I am going to try again this year.

Congrats on posting your picture, Ivy. Very pretty coneflowers!

What ate yours last year? Do you have deer there - sorry but I don't remember if you've said so. I had a terrible problem with the deer eating mine, and the last few years I had to put stakes around that garden and then I strung wire all aroung it from stake to stake. It didn't look all that pretty, but it allowed all the coneflowers to stay in bloom for a long while.

This year I am moving all my condflowers because they are too tall and floppy for the garden they are in. I hope the deer leave at least a few of them alone - they are so pretty, and the Goldfinches LOVE the seeds in the fall.

Diane - can't wait to see your coneflowers in full bloom!!!

Yes, Ivy, a very nice photo indeed.


and Diane I too cannot wait to see "my" flowers in bloom.

OMG, that is getting so pretty! Nice picture!

Ivy thanks for posting your Picture .. have you put out seeds or are you going to get a started plant for this year?


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Okay I told you that we've had rain,, and it looked like the db pink delite shot up over night, SEEEEEEEEee

wow Diane it sure did shoot up.

Everything looks so lush and green there Diane!

well the blooms on the Dble pink delight didn't start out all that sassy this year,, but they seem to be coming around!,, I thought maybe it was reverting back to it's mother plant as Lynne had suggested. They have gotten taller and Much fuller than last year,, !

I took pictures while there, of that. Love that fullest looking one. The color is so pretty too.

I can not see pictures at work!!!!! You guys are going to have to stop posting pictures between 10:00PM (when I go to bed) and 2:30PM (when I go home). It drives me nuts.

OH MY so very pretty Diane--they are really nice now!!!!!!!

Thanks!!!!!!

Okay Carol,, The cclime are blooming,, but they are starting out like the dbl pink delight started More petals then the "puff" at the top,, Maybe it will get back to like it was ,,, the dbl pink delite Are now like they were last year!



weird thing is I found this cclime in the center of the plant at the base near the soil,, No petals Just the 'Puff"



The harvest Moon is blooming!

Those are so pretty! That is weird that the 'puff' would be at the bottom of the flower, but it looks cool!!

I will have to enjoy echinaceas through your pictures this year. The @#%$ woodchucks have eaten all of my plants down to about 5 inch stalks with no leaves and all the buds are gone!

Nice pictures.

All of those flowers are BEAUTIFUL Diane. Thanks.

Lots of blooms


Bee on coconut lime

Gorgeous and stunning!!!

How beautiful Diane!! You know I LOVE those pink ones!!!

love the bee photo.

Beautiful--Diane----"I" am doing some great work with those CCL arent't I???

So pretty!!!

lots of good full blooms

Lynne said it so well all I can do is agree.

Did you see, in Banter Hall, Diane?? I told you that I had bought my very own 'Coconut Lime' Echinacea plant. The guy seemed to think I should buy 2 but I only bought one 6 inch pot. (I think there may be 2 plants in it though :wink:)--Now, before next week, I need to find a place to plant a double pink delight--or the green envy.--decisions, decisions--

Yes Yessssss I did see,,,,, I giggled *SIlly Me.* tickled for you! I'm soooooo happy For you Carol! Go back and get another one Where did you buy them at??? Is it potted up or IN the ground? Do you have it in FUll sun? WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YEAAAAAAAA!

DId they have DBL Pink Delights TOO?? and Green ENVY?? Oh My you hit the jack Pot,, anywhere FUll sun is they will love it!

1) I got them at a mid-sized nursery close to where I live--it is called Lakeside Nursery. It is my favorite place to go. In addition to wonderful plants they have a HUGE building full of gardening "toys", additives, seeds and decorations and of course bagged soils, and concrete things for the yard. One of the Owners is a 30-something Master Gardener

2) It is still in its 6 inch pot--it is on my front porch right now--it will go in the back just to the side of my deck steps.--back there is nothing BUT sun!!

3) yes they have LOTS of different kinds of Echinacea's They have those I mentioned, Harvest Moon and a few others.

OH My goodness what a Blessing! Yes Even finding a particular flower you've wanted is a blessing,, and well Deserved My friend!

you are so very sweet, and such a good friend

I promise to keep you posted on progress