Echinacea pallida

Description

New to our catalogue for 2025

An erect perennial with unusual narrow drooping pale-pink petals.  Can be used for cut flowers and is an excellent plant to attract pollinators.

Flowering: Summer – Autumn

Hardiness: Hardy

Height: 80cm

Spread: 60cm

Further information:

Will self seed. Leave seed heads on to allow insects to over winter in them. Cut back hard in spring. Otherwise they can be cut back hard when finished flowering.

Common Name: Pale purple Coneflower

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Asteraceae

Foliage: ovate / lanceolate

Basic Colour: (Pink)

Flower Colour: Pink

Natural Flowering: July – September

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 80cm

Soil Requirements:  average / dry / well-drained

Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral

Location:  container / cottage garden / border

Usage: ornamental / bee food plant / attracts butterflies / Cut flowers

Pruning: Cut back in Autumn

Tolerates:  deer resistance / rabbit resistance / shallow soil

Origin: USA