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Echinacea Magic Box Mix (Coneflower Magic Box Mix)

Beginner
skill rating
1 hour care
per year
0.75m
Max height
0.45m
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity

Plant details

Botanical name

Echinacea Magic Box Mix

Other names

Coneflower Magic Box Mix, Purple coneflower Magic Box Mix, Black samson Magic Box Mix

Genus

Echinacea Echinacea

Variety or Cultivar

'Magic Box Mix' _ 'Magic Box Mix' is a commercial mix of upright, herbaceous perennials with narrowly ovate, toothed, rough-hairy, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, flowers in shades of pink, purple, orange, yellow, and white, some bicoloured, some with twisted petals.


Echinacea Magic Box Mix is: Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming, Upright

Flower

Pink, Yellow, White, Purple, Orange in Summer; Pink, Yellow, White, Purple, Orange in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn

How to care

Watch out for

Pests

Generally pest free.

Diseases

Generally disease free.

General care

Pruning

Deadhead regularly.

Propagation

Surface sow seed on moist compost and cover with fine sprinkling of compost. Keep at 18-20C. Keep moist. Germinates in 14-30 days. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle. Plant out after danger of frost has passed.

Propagation methods

Division, Root cuttings, Seed

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Where to grow

Echinacea Magic Box Mix (Coneflower Magic Box Mix) will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Wildflower, Prairie planting, Beds and borders, Flower Arranging, Cottage/Informal, Wildlife

Cultivation

Grow in deep, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Best in full sun, although partial shade will be tolerated. As a general rule, Echinacea do not transplant well.

Soil type

Sandy, Loamy, Chalky

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4)

Companion plants

We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.

Botanical name

Echinacea Magic Box Mix

Other names

Coneflower Magic Box Mix, Purple coneflower Magic Box Mix, Black samson Magic Box Mix

Genus

Echinacea Echinacea

Variety or Cultivar

'Magic Box Mix' _ 'Magic Box Mix' is a commercial mix of upright, herbaceous perennials with narrowly ovate, toothed, rough-hairy, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, flowers in shades of pink, purple, orange, yellow, and white, some bicoloured, some with twisted petals.

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming, Upright

Colour

Flower

Pink, Yellow, White, Purple, Orange in Summer; Pink, Yellow, White, Purple, Orange in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn

How to care

Watch out for

Pests

Generally pest free.

Diseases

Generally disease free.

General care

Pruning

Deadhead regularly.

Propagation

Surface sow seed on moist compost and cover with fine sprinkling of compost. Keep at 18-20C. Keep moist. Germinates in 14-30 days. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle. Plant out after danger of frost has passed.

Propagation methods

Division, Root cuttings, Seed

Monthly care advice

Where to grow

Echinacea Magic Box Mix (Coneflower Magic Box Mix) will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Wildflower, Prairie planting, Beds and borders, Flower Arranging, Cottage/Informal, Wildlife

Cultivation

Grow in deep, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Best in full sun, although partial shade will be tolerated. As a general rule, Echinacea do not transplant well.

Soil type

Sandy, Loamy, Chalky

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4)

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