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Plant Patent #17,209.

Will the exciting new Echinaceas never cease? --I certainly hope not, if 'Fancy Frills' is any indication of what's new about this American wildflower-gone-designer! These big blooms resemble Sunflowers with their wide, flattish central cone and rows and rows of petals! And the soft pink color is a new look as well, combining well with the rosier varieties of Echinacea as well as with all the blues and purples of the summer garden!

'Fancy Frills' flowers heavily all summer long, its flowers reaching 4 to 5 inches wide and semi- to fully double. Each bloom boasts a large, wide amber-brown central cone, surrounded by two to three rows of short, slender, very tightly-packed petals -- almost like a pink Sunflower! And the fragrance is divine -- rich, sweet, and far stronger than that of any other Echinacea I know!

'Fancy Frills' reaches about 30 inches high and wide, and the flower stems are so strong they'll never flop, even in a little wind! Great for cutting, these blooms are profuse and long-lasting -- everything a gardener could wish for!

'Fancy Frills' was introduced by Dan Heims, the master hybridizer who has brought us so many wonderufl Heucheras, so you know its breeding is top-notch. Like all Echinaceas, it's very tolerant of adversity from poor soil, drought, heat, and humidity. 'Fancy Frills' is ready to take off in your garden this season and for many years to come! Zones 4-9.