Common Names: purple coneflower

Family: Asteraceae

Features:

• White downward petals which gradient into pink towards the centre, then topped off with the distinctive Echinacea cone.

• Strong upright stem.

Sunlight: Full sun

Ultimate Height: 0.5 - 1 meters

Ultimate Spread: 0.5 - 1 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.