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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
 
 
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Growing up close to home
16-12-2003 18:18 Echinacea 'Razzmatazz' is grown at the van Noort nursery, just a stone's throw from the place it was discovered.
By Miriam Young   

Echinacea 'Razzmatazz' growing at the van Noort nursery during the summer of 2003. Your plant could be in this picture!

 

This family business, now run by Jan's friend Marco van Noort, is also in Warmond, Holland, just around the corner from Jan's own place. Very handy should Jan want to check up on how his variety is doing.

 

Marco, of course, is the vital link in the chain that saved E. 'Razzmatazz' from extinction by alerting his industry contacts to its existence.

 

And E. 'Razzmatazz' is in good company here. Marco van Noort is also the hybridiser behind Darwin PlantSpotters varieties Geranium 'Jolly Bee'  and Tradescantia 'Pink Chablis'. There's even a history of notable varieties here, as this is the place where Marco's father bred the excellent Liatris ‘Kobold’ back in 1952.

 

 

Marco van Noort, with 'Razzmatazz' in hand

 

 

For more about Marco van Noort and the latest news from the nursery go to Marco van Noort’s hybridiser home page.

 
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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