Fatal Attraction Echinacea

11 years ago

Has anyone grown this beauty. After some research I bought several plants. The almost black stems, dark centers, and deep magenta flowers are quite eyecatching. Very different looking from pow wow berry.

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MollyDog
Original Author
11 years ago
Had to go take some pictures for you.
wieslaw59
11 years ago
I have grown it, the most intense colour among the 'purple' ones. Unfortunately none of the several plants seemed/seems to be vigorous for some unknown reason(at least 3 died without an obvious reason)
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Yeah...I'm kind of surprised that Pink Double Delight wasn't on the list. That's a great one along with Coconut Lime (which did appear on the list). It will be interesting to see which echinaceas are ultimately selected as the top performers, especially given some of the difficulties people have experienced with some of these cultivars. For instance, I have several 'Fatal Attraction' echinaceas, but none have returned to their size an stature from last year. Some have taken a serious decline.
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When you mentioned that the Dragon's Tail and sweet woodruff were sheared off, I immediately related! Last year I had a rabbit eating/breaking/chewing...all of these actions. What really bothered me was it chewing off large stems of my budding indigo, finding it not to its liking, and leaving it on the ground to look for new spoils. It/they ate ground phlox, blooming tradescantia (my new gold one, not the green one I grow in abundance), sheared off ALL my fall blooming asters, and ate almost all of my Fatal Attraction echinacea ( expensive!) until I made it inaccessible. I was having coffee one morning, last spring/early summer, looking outside the front window when I spied a bunny having a feast of the phlox. I chased it off but of course it returned to wreak more havoc! Lol This year my resident-until-recently rabbit sheared off another aster in the backyard. Earlier in the season I saw one or two small hosta leaves on the ground but that was the extent of damage to hostas, thankfully. Jan, I'm sorry your obviously large and lovely S&S was diminished and damaged. It's not much consolation but thank goodness it will return to its glory next year. Would motion sensors deter critters, you think? Or do they just wakes us up and not deter critters from their goal?
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echinaceamaniac
11 years ago
It's a weak, sickly thing and wouldn't grow here. The reason people like 'Pow Wow Wild Berry' better is it's easily grown from seeds and has many blooms of a nice intense magenta color. 'Fatal Attraction' can't tolerate the hot summers here.

I have 'Merlot' which also has the dark stems. It has grown well for me, but you can't beat the 'Pow Wow' plants. They just bloom better!
MollyDog
Original Author
11 years ago
Oh no...should have checked here first!
echinaceamaniac
11 years ago
You are north of here. It might do better there. It just wouldn't grow in this zone.
nancykvb
11 years ago
I love Fatal Attraction and it grows great in my Michigan, zone 5 garden. I've had it for about 4-5 years. This year I had to move it to a new spot because of some garden renovations. I divided the plants and shared them with my sister. The replanted divisions are doing fine and I make sure I water them everyday in this crazy hot weather.

Nancy VB
diggerdee zone 6 CT
11 years ago
I think I have this....

I should keep better track of things...

Dee
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
11 years ago
I've had it for three years and it does fine when I remember to protect it from rabbits.

tj
prairiemoon2 z6b MA
11 years ago
Piet Oudolf has used this variety in some of his plantings.
MollyDog
Original Author
11 years ago
So maybe there is hope for thid beautiful plant in my hardens...still likt oiw wow better, just couldb't find any more.
MollyDog
Original Author
11 years ago
What did I say??? I really have a hard time typing on my iPad. I must have been responding in my sleep...sorry.
rusty_blackhaw
11 years ago
I just picked up a plant of "Fatal Attraction" (looked too cool in the nursery to pass up), now I just have to find a place to put it. After that, there are about 25 seedlings of "Echinacea "Prairie Splendor" to locate a spot for.
diggerdee zone 6 CT
11 years ago
LOL, Mollydog! I thought perhaps you were getting an early start on July 4th celebrating when I saw your last post!

;)
Dee

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