echinacea purpurea 'PowWow® wild berry' (Pas702917) (coneflower)
$14.95
- purple-pink, overlapping petals surround a central, golden cone
- very floriferous
- flowers hold their colour as they mature
- upright clump on sturdy, well-branched stems
- excellent cut flower
- bloom time: summer
- zone 3
- height 50-60cm
- spread 30-40cm
- colour purple
- echinacea thrives in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to partial shade
- they are drought tolerant once established and adaptable to heat and poor soils
- taller cultivars may grow leggy and require staking if grown in dense shade
- regular deadheading is recommended to improve appearance, but not necessary to increase bloom time
- direct, sun exposure helps develop proper, flower pigmentation
- pay special attention to plant depth: crown must be at or slightly above soil level
- full sun, partial sun/shade
- attracts birds
- attracts butterflies
- deer resistant
- long blooming