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Echinacea purpurea Meringue - Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea Meringue
Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower

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Parcel in accordance with the order. I'm waiting this year to see them flower.

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More information

Value-for-money
Echinacea with double white flowers with a yellow heart.
Height at maturity
45 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Recommended planting time March to May, September to November
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Flowering time June to August
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Description

This spreading, floriferous echinacea has double white flowers with a yellow centre and slightly trailing petals, with dark green foliage.

Ideal plants for mixed borders. They pair well with all kinds of perennials, grasses, or bulbs.

Robust and trouble-free. Vigorous stems. They also make excellent cut flowers.

 

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Echinacea purpurea Meringue - Purple Coneflower (Flowering) Flowering
Echinacea purpurea Meringue - Purple Coneflower (Foliage) Foliage

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time June to August
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 45 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Echinacea

Species

purpurea

Cultivar

Meringue

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Planting and care

Plant them in moist and deep soil, preferably well-drained, in a sunny position. These vigorous plants are hungry and will thrive better if you regularly feed them with a good fertilizer. Cut back the stems when the flowers have withered, to stimulate the next flowering.

Planting period

Recommended planting time March to May, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Shaded rockery, Woodland edge, Undergrowth
Type of use Edge of border
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, rich, deep, well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions Prune the flowers regularly to encourage more flowers.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time August to October
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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