Echinacea purpurea create an impressive display of daisy-like blooms with their incredibly vibrant petals radiating around a central cone, giving them their common name ‘coneflower’. Always a popular addition to plant in beds, borders and even pots because of their easy-going habits.
- Available in vibrant shades of pink, orange, yellow, red and green but mostly known for the purple shades
- Long flowering period from June through to September
- Extremely attractive to bees, butterflies and birds
- Very easy to grow as they tolerate most soils in a sunny position (except very dry)
- Their stems are very sturdy meaning they won’t need staking
- Excellent as cut or dried flowers
Pictured above: Echinacea Sunseekers ‘In Tanz Red’ | ‘Delicious Candy’ | ‘Sombrero Lemon Yellow’ | Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’
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