Terra Nova releases new echinacea variety, 'Fringe Festival'

Terra Nova Nurseries has released a new echinacea variety.

Echinacea ‘Fringe Festival’ features fringe-like hot pink petals, similar to the texture of 1970s shag carpeting, and strap-shaped foliage. Its blooms lack the traditional cone of echinacea.

‘Fringe Festival’ grows with a stocky habit and reaches a height of 8 inches, a width of 16 inches and a flower height of 16 inches and is good for full sun gardens, mixed beds and borders as well as mass plantings or as a cut flower. It's hardy in Zones 4 to 9 and has low water usage and heat and humidity tolerance.

Finishing growers should allow this variety to dry moderately between waterings in the greenhouse. The finish time from a liner to a 4-inch pot is six to eight weeks; finish time from a liner to a 1-gallon pot is 12 to 14 weeks. Terra Nova’s new ‘Fringe Festival’ grows most actively in summer and blooms from July through October.

Terra Nova Nurseries has created a “Plant Profile” page and “Grower Recipe” specific to this new variety and others, so growers interested in orders can learn about growing habits, plant characteristics, fertilization recommendations, water requirements and other insights provided by the breeding team. Click here to view and download these guides. 

Finishing growers can contact their Terra Nova Nurseries representatives or email the sales team at sales@terranovanurseries.com.