Echinacea ‘Honey Skipper’

Written By Elizabeth Broadbent
 

Common Names: purple coneflower 'Honey Skipper'

Family: Asteraceae

Features:

  • Mass of vibrant yellow/ orange flowers,

Sunlight: Full sun

Ultimate Height: 0.5 - 1 meters

Ultimate Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 meters

Flowering: Summer - Autumn

 

Care:

Deadhead the flowers as they fade to encourage more to form, but in autumn leave the seed heads for the birds. Cut them back the following spring, when the new foliage emerges. Mulch echinaceas with well-rotted manure or compost in autumn.

Elizabeth Broadbent
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