Identification ?

[Tam]

Can anyone help with identification ? I planted a load of echinacea seed and I think it is one of these, but I have searched the web without success.

[Shortie]

I'm no expert at echinacea (I've never managed to get it going in my garden) but from the images I've dribbled over in teh seed mags every year - it looks like one to me

But I'm sure some more knowledgable grapes will be along in a minute

[zazen999]

Echinacea (Coneflower) purpurea Green Jewel 3 young plants

The closest I could find in the 2 minutes between now and bedtime.

[srodders]

Those green things look more like leaves than petals. Echinacea tend to mutate quite often. Could well be a mutation. How many flowers were like that? were there any flowers on the same plant that looked more "normal"?

[rustylady]

Looking at the small photo I thought "oh that's pretty - a green petalled echinacea". Then I enlarged the image and the green bits definitely look like leaves. Also, the dark centre looks like seeds (sunflower perhaps?).

[Tam]

Thank you Andrea - I have tried Green Jewel, but was disappointed with the colour. I found it to be more yellow than green. As for Rusty Lady's suggestion, it is certainly an Echinacea, but I still haven't found the variety.
It has a number of flowers out at the moment and I intend to split it in the spring as it certainly looks quite striking.