| Description | Mango Meadowbrite resulted from a tissue culture sport of Orange Meadowbrite Coneflower. |
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| Pronunciation | (eh-kin-AA-cee-ah)(pur-pur-EE-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, light shade |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions once established |
| Soil & Site | average, tolerates drier conditions once established, dislikes wet winter soils |
| Flowers | golden-mango petals, surrounding a dark cone with shimmering orange-yellow cone-tips, has a mild citrus smell |
| Fruit | achenes in the dried center disk |
| Leaves | coarse, most at base of plant, some on stem but smaller |
| Stems | stout stem, greyish or reddish green, has coarse white hairs |
| Dimensions | reaches 3 feet tall, space 18-24" on center |
| Maintenance | will reseed in the garden, many times reseeded plants will not be the same as parents, cut back stout stem in fall or leave for winter interest |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated by Jim Ault in the Meadowbrite breeding program at the Chicago Botanical Gardens. Mango Meadowbrite resulted from a tissue culture sport of Orange Meadowbrite Coneflower. |
| Misc Facts | Echinacea from the Greek term for hedgehog, referring to the spiky appearance of the flower head |
| Notes & Reference | #161-Paghat's Gardens www.paghat.com |
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