{"product_id":"raspberry-ripple-coneflower-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Raspberry Ripple Coneflower - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaspberry Ripple is a double coneflower with big, round, fully double flowers about 4.5 inches wide in raspberry pink with a darker center. Wide, overlapping petals give each bloom a full, pompon look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlants reach 2 to 2.5 feet tall on strong, well-branched stems that carry the heavy flowers easily, making it a good choice for the middle of a sunny border. It blooms from midsummer into late summer and is excellent for cutting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn upright, well-branched clump about 22 to 26 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide. Leaves are lance-shaped to oval, 3 to 6 inches long, dark green with a coarse, slightly rough texture, forming a dense base with smaller leaves up the sturdy stems. Fully double flowers about 4.5 inches across have a ring of wide, overlapping raspberry pink ray petals around a domed center of short, shaggy petals in a slightly darker raspberry tone. At peak bloom the plant carries many flowers at once, held on strong stems well above the leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt shares lavender's love of sun and well-drained soil, and its raspberry blooms follow lavender's peak to keep the bed colorful into late summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun to light part shade in average to lean, well-drained soil; it handles heat and dry spells once established and dislikes wet winter soil. Hardy in zones 4-8. Deadhead to extend bloom, but leave some seed heads in fall for winter interest and for finches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Echinacea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raspberry pink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mounded, well-branched clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22–26 in tall × 18–24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723151409448,"sku":"GLLF-PER-B8C6DC3E-72","price":828.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/raspberry-ripple-coneflower.jpg?v=1790865082","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/raspberry-ripple-coneflower-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}