Echinacea purpurea 'Green Twister'

Bit of an experiment…having lost my cordyline this year I’ve decided to plant an echinacea green twister in its huge planter instead. Decision made following reading a 3ft plant can have up to 6ft roots! Plus @sieveheadsarah warning me about it being a favourite for slugs and snails! #echinacea #echinacea-twister #echinacea-green-twister #ajaug22 #planter

Afternoon Angela @italydiva Interesting looking forward to seeing how it turns out 👍

Me too Suzie…just hoping it’s not an unmitigated disaster! But hey, nothing ventured nothing gained 🤞 @jadojado29

I’ve got two twisters, one of them I grew from seed and they’ve never been bothered by slugs or snails, I must be lucky because they grow like weeds in my garden….even reseed 🤔

Oh, that’s good to know Elaine…hope mine are the “grow like weeds” variety ! 😀🙏 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Might even buy another & plant in the ground to compare 🤔 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Ooh you’ve got the perfect pot, it’ll be great next year 👍🏼😀

Makes the loss of the cordyline less painful Sarah…🙂 @sieveheadsarah

@italydiva You could give it a try Angela I’m sure one of them will be a success 🤞🏼

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Watch out for the slugs and snails Angela, they love these.

Oh, thanks for warning Sarah! I may have to think carefully where I’m going to put this then. I was thinking a pot but just read they have very deep roots….hmm 🤔 @sieveheadsarah

I moved mine from the ground to a pot as it was getting eaten every year Angela, but it only lived about 3yrs, possibly because it wasn’t in a tall enough pot 🤔🤨

Aw that’s a shame! I was reading a three foot plant has 6 foot roots! Thinking I may have to plant them in the chimney!!!! 😂@sieveheadsarah

Oh wow, that’s crazy!