Echinacea purpurea (Coneflower)

Type Herbaceous flower, Herb, Culinary, Deciduous, Flowering
Form Upright Taller-Growing Clump
Size Medium Border Plant (50-180cm height)
Colours Red Flowers (Summer), Green Foliage
Care Regular Maintenance Required
Hardiness Frost Hardy
Growth Medium Growing Plant
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Cultivation notes: This shrubby perennial prefers full sun and well drained yet moist fertile soil. They like a regular mulching to improve soil quality yet don’t like being disturbed, so if you divide them, take care!

Plant Strengths: Suitable for container growing; Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils.


Common Missspellings: Ecinacea, Echinacia, Eckinacea, Ekinacea, Ecinacear
Echinacea purpurea (Coneflower)
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