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Echinacea 'Gemini Pink' PPAF
One of Richard Saul's Big Sky™ series of high-performing, compact, over-the-top gorgeous new Echinaceas!
Brilliant magenta-pink petals are held straight out in stacked layers on this exciting new Big Sky™ introduction from Itsaul Plants! These blooms are huge, with a large orange and amber cone anchoring the long, slender, elegant petals on thick, sturdy stems. If you're looking for a long-blooming, ultra-colorful perennial for cutting and garden use, rely on Gemini Pink™!
Very compact at just 2 to 3 feet high and 1½ to 2 feet wide, Gemini Pink™ brings big color into small spaces. It flowers heavily all summer, the final flush of blooms remaining vibrant long into autumn. A cross of two species -- E. purpurea x E. paradoxa --it offers great vigor combined with unstoppable color!
Like all Echinacea, Gemini Pink™ thrives in any well-drained soil receiving full sunshine, though it does appreciate a bit of enrichment and consistent moisture the first few seasons, as it is becoming established. At maturity it is very tolerant of heat, humidity, drought, dry or poor soil, and cold. In addition, it stands up to most pests and diseases with native vigor, and flowers very heavily over a long season. The faster you cut or deadhead the first blooms, the quicker new buds arise!
Butterflies and bees are drawn to Echinacea during the summer months, while songbirds flock in during autumn, feasting on the dried seeds in the large central cones of this plant. The blooms make long-lasting cuts for fresh arrangements, and dry beautifully as Everlastings. And in the vegetable garden, Echinacea is a terrific pest deterrent! A thoroughly indispensable native perennial, it belongs in every sunny garden.
The traditional companions of Echinacea in the sunny border, native garden, or meadow include Rudbeckia, Coreopsis, and other Echinacea. But Gemini Pink™ also looks terrific with purple Hemerocallis and vibrant Kniphofia. Unbelievable color intensity and staying power!
The Big Sky™ series of Echinacea is famous for brilliant color, profuse petals, and abundant blooms. Gemini PInk™ is shaping up to be the star of the entire line-up! Please reserve yours today to avoid disappointment. Zones 5-8.
| Genus | Echinacea |
| Variety | 'Gemini PInk' PPAF |
| Bloom Season | Early Summer - Late Summer |
| Habit | Compact |
| Zone | 5 - 8 |
| Plant Height | 24 in - 3 ft |
| Plant Width | 18 in - 24 in |
| Item Form | 4-inch Pot |
| Additional Characteristics | Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Cut-and-Come-Again, Double Blooms, Easy Care Plants, Flower, Free Bloomer, Long Bloomers, Native, Pest Fighter, Repeat Bloomer, Rose Companions |
| Bloom Color | Magenta, Pink |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Dry, Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Cold Hardy, Deer Resistance, Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Pest Resistant |
| Soil Tolerance | Clay, Normal, loamy, Poor |
| Uses | Border, Cut Flowers, Everlastings, Outdoor |
| Restrictions | CAN, HI, PR |
- Butterflies like a lot of sunlight, so locate your garden in a sunny area.
- If you live in a windy location, plant your butterfly-attracting plants near a building, fence, or hedge to protect them.
- Plant a variety of nectar-rich plants, as well as shrubs and evergreens for shelter.
- Since many butterflies and native flowering plants have co-evolved, try to put in some that are native to your area. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center provides lists of plants native to states and regions.
- Certain colors are particularly attracting to butterflies – red, yellow, pink, purple, or orange blooms that are clustered or flat-topped, with a short flower tubes are especially attractive to adult butterflies.
- Avoid using pesticides, especially around nectar-producing plants.
- Provide a shallow source of water – try a birdbath with pebbles lining the bowl.
- Place a rock in a sunny spot for butterfly basking and resting.
- Create a "puddling area" by digging a shallow hole filled with compost or manure where rainwater will collect and release essential salts and minerals.
- If you want butterflies to breed in your garden, put in some caterpillar food plants, such as parsley, milkweeds, asters, thistles, violets, clover, grasses, and Queen Anne’s Lace.
- Since butterflies need nectar throughout the entire adult phase of their lives, try to create a design that will allow for a continuous bloom – when one stops blooming, another starts.
