While 'Razzmatazz' is the first, and still only, fully double Echinacea, 'Art's Pride' has also been creating a stir with its stunning orange petals.

The two flowers actually look fantastic placed next to each other, but Marco van Noort is now on a mission to create 'Razzmatazz' in different colours.  

There's a lot more to it than simply rubbing a couple of flowers together. Mother Nature provides a few clues as to when the time is right do do this, but Marco is keeping what he knows about that well and truly under his hat!  

Meanwhile, a paler pink 'Razzmatazz' has already emerged in Marco's hybridising garden. A half opened flower is pictured here next to the original and 'Art's Pride'