{"product_id":"the-fuchsia-is-bright-coneflower-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"The Fuchsia is Bright Coneflower - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fuchsia is Bright lives up to its name with vivid fuchsia-pink coneflowers about 4½ inches wide. The petals overlap and are held out flat rather than drooping, and the dark cone and dark stems make the pink look even brighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt blooms from midsummer into late summer on a well-branched plant about 20 to 22 inches tall. Pollinators flock to it, the flowers cut well, and the seed heads feed birds from late fall into winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle daisy-form flowers about 4½ inches across with broad, overlapping vivid fuchsia-pink petals held horizontally around a large, dark bronze-brown cone. Stems are dark and well branched from the base, holding many flowers slightly above the foliage. Leaves are green, lance-shaped and somewhat coarse, forming a basal clump. The plant is upright, 20 to 22 inches tall and 16 to 18 inches wide. At peak bloom it carries a full crown of flat, bright fuchsia flowers with dark centers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHot fuchsia next to lavender's soft purple makes a bold, harmonious pairing, and both thrive in sun with sharp drainage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it full sun to light part shade and average to lean soil that drains well, especially over winter; once established it handles dry spells with little extra water. Hardy in zones 4 to 8, though like many hybrid coneflowers it can be short-lived in heavy or wet soil. Plants that head into fall with a full tuft of leaves at the base overwinter best, so avoid cutting it back hard and leave the last seed heads standing for winter birds.\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 Vivid fuchsia pink with a dark cone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright, well-branched clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–22 in tall × 16–18 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 Early-August\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 Excellent\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":67723156488488,"sku":"GLLF-PER-A5DB4E2E-72","price":927.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/the-fuchsia-is-bright-coneflower.jpg?v=1790865111","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/the-fuchsia-is-bright-coneflower-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}