Echinacea Purpurea Elton Knight ('Elbrook') Pbr (Coneflower)

£7.99

Position: full sun
Soil: most soils, except vey dry or boggy
Rate of growth: average Flowering period: July to September
Hardiness: fully hardy
This is a new, slightly later-flowering variety of coneflower which has recently been given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. It has pretty pinky-purple, daisy-like flowers with reflexed petals from late July into the autumn. It's a tough plant that does not need staking, and, like other coneflowers, is long-flowering and will cope well with adverse weather conditions, except drought. Try it dotted through a sunny, mixed border or in bold drifts among grasses where it will extend the season of interest. It is attractive to bees and butterflies, and birds will flock to the seedheads.Garden care: Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or spring. In autumn cut back all dead flower stems to the ground. Coneflowers benefit from a spring or autumn mulch with well-rotted compost.

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