Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
Echinacea purpurea Alba
Eastern purple coneflower, Purple coneflower
Good germination
Asseraf X., 16/05/2023
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Description
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba', a beautiful white form of Echinacea purpurea, is a lovely perennial that is as easy to grow as its wild relative with pink flowers. It is a flowering plant, forming a bushy and regular clump covered throughout the summer with large contrasting daisies, spreading their white and trailing ligules around a central cone that turns orange with green and then brown reflections. Its rough foliage stands out with its dark green colour. Its flowers are perfect for fresh or dried bouquets. The Purple Coneflower adapts to difficult conditions: to novice gardeners, occasionally to intense heat, humidity, and drought. It can even grow in poor soils.
Originally from the Western United States, Echinacea purpurea is a perennial with a strong character that looks like nothing else, but confidently colonizes rocky meadows, savannahs, clear undergrowth, and roadside edges in its natural habitat. 'Alba' is the white form of this intrepid pioneer. It has a dense and neat clumping habit, reaching 80cm (32in) in height and 50cm (20in) in width. The dark green leaves are covered in rough hairs. The flowering takes place from July to the end of summer, accompanying that of Inulas, asters, and ornamental tobaccos. It is visited by butterflies. The slightly branched stems are topped with a solitary inflorescence in a large head measuring 8cm (3in) in diameter. The central disk, initially flat, becomes prominent, like a pompom of tiny orange florets. All around, the fine white ligules with green bases are trailing. This plant firmly and deeply anchors itself in the ground with its well-developed root system. Its foliage disappears in winter.
The White Echinacea offers a graphic and highly contrasting flowering, in harmony with other simple perennials in cottage gardens. It is used in mixed borders with other simple flowers whose forms contrast (dahlias, daisies, daylilies, carnations) or in the company of Inulas, asters, yarrows, daisies, Echinops, Phlox. Lighten the scene by mixing in some ornamental grasses like Stipa tenuifolia, Muhlenbergia capillaris... Splendid in borders, the very unique flower of this echinacea will also be a part of fresh or dried flower bouquets.
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Botanical data
Echinacea
purpurea
Alba
Asteraceae
Eastern purple coneflower, Purple coneflower
North America
Planting and care
Sow the seeds of Echinacea purpurea 'Alba' early in the spring, from March to May under shelters, in trays filled with a special sowing soil, maintained at 20-25°C (68-77°F). Cover the seeds with 1.5cm (1in) of soil. Germination takes 7 to 21 days. Take out the seedlings to gradually harden the plants in a cooler area. Then transplant the plants when they are large enough to handle, once the risk of frost has passed, keeping a distance of 30cm (12in) between each plant.
You can also sow from May to July directly outdoors, in a well-prepared and cleaned soil. Thin out the sowing to leave only one plant every 30 or 40cm (12 or 16in), in full sun. Echinacea takes its time to establish; its growth is rather slow. But in return, once in place, it requires no special care and is very resistant to pests and diseases. It is best planted in spring, in a sunny position, in a mix of potting soil and garden soil. The soil should be deep and loose to accommodate its root system. Deadhead the flowers as they fade. Divide the clump when flowering slows down. It is a rhizome plant that, if it likes its environment, can become invasive. As the plant ages, it becomes more susceptible to aphid attacks and powdery mildew. Mulch the base in May to retain moisture during summer, as it is sensitive to water shortage during flowering.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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