Echinacea purpurea 'Southern Belle'

coneflower

size: 3 litre pot

available to order from summer 2012

£9.99

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• Position: full sun
• Soil: most soils, except very dry or boggy
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: July to September
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  A new coneflower with showy, double flowerheads, which top the upright stems from midsummer, often lasting well into autumn. Their colouring is a vibrant shade of orange, so they look fab in a hot colour scheme and they also blend well with ornamental grasses. For a dazzling contrast, place them next to strong purples or blues. They show a good tolerance to bad weather and will make excellent cut flowers.
  
  
• 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.