- Eventual Height: 0.55m
- Eventual Spread: 0.45m
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' (PBR)
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size: 2 litre pot
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- Position: full sun
- Soil: most soils, except very dry or boggy
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This echinacea is particularly striking because of the deep pink petals that are so reflexed that they look as if they have been through a windtunnel. The prominent centre of the daisy-like flowers is orange-brown. It's a compact variety that is a relative to 'Kim's Mop Head'. Like other coneflowers, it is long-flowering and will cope well with adverse weather conditions, except drought. Try it dotted through the middle of 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.
- Eventual Height: 0.55m
- Eventual Spread: 0.45m
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' (PBR) - coneflower
Deep pink blooms on a compact plant