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    ECHINACEA
    ECHINACEA
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    ECHINACEA

    Commonly known as Purple coneflower

    Echinacea and its relative Rudbeckia are the coneflowers from North America.

    The former is the perennial for borders and open woodland, the latter often grown for naturalising in a meadow or, as cultivar hirta, as an annual for infilling and borders.

    Echinacea is a genus of 9 species of bold, stiff perennials from dry prairies, gravelly hillsides and open woodland in central and eastern North America. the name is derived from the Greek for hedgehog.

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    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant - bees, butterflies
    • Pests & Diseases
      None. Prolonged wet can cause root rot
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. USA. Oregon. Terra Nova Nurseries
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      65-75cm (25-29in)
    • Spread
      30-45cm (12-18in)
    • Herbaceous
      Perennial. Forms a low clump of coarse mid-green leaves.
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
      Deep, humus-rich
    • Full sun
      Will tolerate some shade
    • Butterfly friendly
    • Mature Size
      65-75cm (25-29in)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        30-45cm (12-18in)
      		  
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    varieties
    ECHINACEA 'Big Kahuna'
    Red-brown cone surrounded by dark honey coloured petals
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
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    ECHINACEA 'Harvest Moon'
    Golden-yellow flowers with a hint of orange. Scented
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
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    ECHINACEA 'Hot Summer'
    Scented flowers open a rich golden colour turning red in maturity
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
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    ECHINACEA 'Marmalade'
    Double orange flowers yellowish at first
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
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    ECHINACEA paradoxa
    Narrow yellow reflexed petals
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £14.50
    ECHINACEA purpurea 'Green Jewel'
    Light green petals with a dark green cone. Fragrant
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
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    Available from January to February
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    ECHINACEA purpurea 'Magnus'
    Coneflower
    Reddish-pink with brown cone.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    ECHINACEA purpurea 'White Swan'
    Clear white with dark centre
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    ECHINACEA 'Red Pearl'
    Coneflower
    Single bright red with dark cone.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    ECHINACEA 'Sombrero Adobe Orange'
    Orange ray florets around an orange-brown central cone
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
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    ECHINACEA 'Sombrero Salsa Red'
    Brilliant red, floriferous
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
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    ECHINACEA 'Sombrero Yellow'
    Single golden-yellow flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
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    ECHINACEA tennesseensis 'Rocky Top'
    Deep pink petals curved forward from the centre. Will tolerate a dry site
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
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    ECHINACEA 'Tiki Torch'
    Single bright orange flowers with orange-red centre
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £14.50
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    ECHINACEA 'Tomato Soup'
    Bright tomato-red
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £14.50
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    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
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    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
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    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
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    800g
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
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