Echinacea pallida
Common Names: Pale purple coneflower
Family: Asteraceae
Features:
white flower-heads with dull yellow central disks
Sunlight: Full sun
Ultimate Height: 1 - 1.5 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 seedheads for the birds. Cut them back the following spring, when the new foliage emerges. Mulch echinaceas with well-rotted manure or compost in autumn.