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Plant Brief

Echinacea purpurea
'Razzmatazz'
from Jan van Winsen
The Netherlands

Introduced 2003

This uniquely formed variation on a classic plant sees the cone replaced by a full pom-pom shaped head of petals.

Height: 35”/ 88cm
Spread: 15”/ 38cm
Hardiness: US zones 3-8
Blooms: July-August

Common name:
Coneflower

Patent status:
EU 11936
PP 13,894
COPF

 
 
'Razzmatazz' looking great in Darwin PlantSpotters garden
Thursday, 20 July 2006
Echinacea 'Razzmatazz' has now matured in the Darwin PlantSpotters display garden and is putting in a sterling performance during one of the hottest summers in The Netherlands for 100 years.

Razzmatazz spotted in Canada
Wednesday, 21 September 2005
A recent visit to Valleybrook Gardens (Home of Heritage Perennials) in British Colombia, found Razzmatazz sitting comfrtably in a pot with some perhaps unlikely, but very complementary companions.

Razzmatazz supplies increased for 2005
Friday, 17 December 2004
Its scarcity in 2004 left gardeners all over the world wondering when they would get to grow Echinacea 'Razzmatazz'. For many, 2005 will be the year they get lucky!

Round the world voyage for 'Razzmatazz'
Tuesday, 10 August 2004
Production of a plant as special as 'Razzmatazz' is a job which requires the skill of experts, and sometimes a LOT of travelling!

Now...that's what I call 'Plant Protection'!
Wednesday, 11 February 2004
It's the variety everybody wants to get their hands on. So when E. 'Razzmatazz' was put on display at a nursery trade show in England, a little help was enlisted from the local police force.

 
The Breeder
Jan van Winsen
By Miriam Young
Jan van Winsen created E. 'Razzmatazz' with the intention of supplying it as a cut-flower.
The Story Behind the Plant
The one that nearly got away!
By Miriam Young
Believe it or not, Echinacea ‘Razzmatazz’ very nearly came and went without anyone in the perennial world ever knowing about it.
Growing Tips
All you need to know
By Arie Blom
With such a new plant on the market, we'll need all the help we can get, thankfully, Arie Blom is here to tell us how to make a success of E. Razzmatazz in the garden.
In the Garden
Razzmatazz around the world
By You!
Pictures and comments sent in from readers who have grown Echinacea 'Razzmatazz' themselves.
Commercial production
Growing up close to home
By Miriam Young
Echinacea 'Razzmatazz' is grown at the van Noort nursery, just a stone's throw from the place it was discovered.
Links
What are other people saying about 'Razzmatazz'?
By Miriam Young
Click here for links to other sites where Echinacea 'Razzmatazz' is mentioned.
Forum
General discussion on Echinacea 'Razzmatazz'
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