Echinacea or Coneflower - the best thing in your bed There are few things more exciting for gardeners at this time of year than dreaming of new plants. I�ll focus on a few of the better plants in the next few weeks but let�s start with the best example of new breeding.Our old North American native friend Echinacea or purple coneflower is really letting loose this coming spring. The work of several major plant-breeding houses is coming to the market and while the plants will be expensive, they are wonderful. The double flowering �Razzmatazz� with its double pink flowers are quite hardy as well as gorgeous. It will be complemented by �Doppelganger� a coneflower that puts one blossom right on top of the first, resembling an apartment of flowers rather than a single bloom. Note that this double-decker flower usually comes into its own in the second year. This one has caught the imagination of the nursery trade almost as much as �Sparkler� a variegated leaf coneflower. The varie ... Read more »