Echinacea purpurea Meringue - Purple Coneflower

<strong>Echinacea</strong>, also known as <strong>Purple Coneflower</strong>, is a charmer. Renowned for its numerous virtues and benefits in homeopathy and phytotherapy to strengthen the immune system, this medicinal plant truly has everything to please! Shining a spotlight on summer with this beautiful American that boasts a <strong>generous, unconventional flowering</strong>! Terribly alluring, <strong>its large flowers with prominent, bristly centres</strong>, resembling a simple daisy or a tousled pompom, <strong>blossom all summer long in borders, from June to early autumn, without interruption and without bending in the wind.</strong> Essential in a <strong>natural garden</strong> or in more sophisticated scenes, Echinacea, at times discreet or ardent, adapts to all whims and all forms of creativity. Its solitary yet sunny flowers are <strong>great classics of <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/conseil-plantes-jardin/ficheconseil/jardin-anglais-mixed-border/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mixed borders</a></strong>, bringing exuberance, character, and whimsy, sometimes even reaching a tasteful eccentricity. Its inflorescences in heads create <strong>colourful fresh bouquets, and its centres will make very graphic dry floral arrangements.</strong> [caption id="attachment_12835" align="aligncenter" width="400"]<img class="wp-image-12835" src="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/blogwp/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/echinacea-purpurea-magnus-683x1024.jpg" alt="purple coneflower" width="400" height="600" /> Echinacea purpurea[/caption] Each species owes its characteristics to the colour, the appearance of the ligules, and the habit of its flowers, which can be more or less horizontal or pendulous. From the trendiest, <em><strong><a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/perennials/perennials-by-variety/echinacea-coneflower/echinacea-purpurea-purple-coneflower.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Echinacea purpurea</a>,</strong> to <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/perennials/perennials-by-variety/echinacea-coneflower/echinacea-pallida-pale-purple-coneflower.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Echinacea pallida</strong></a></em> with its finely drooping ligules, through <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/perennials/perennials-by-variety/echinacea-coneflower/echinacea-paradoxa-coneflower.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Echinacea paradoxa</a><em>,</em> the only one in the genus with yellow flowers, or <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/perennials/perennials-by-variety/echinacea-coneflower/echinacea-angustifolia-coneflower.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><em>Echinacea angustifolia</em></strong></a>, the shortest, there is an Echinacea for every gardener! Not to mention the numerous cultivars and new varieties that offer a <strong>myriad of pink-violet, cranberry pink, purple, white, orange, yellow, or even green variations!</strong> <strong>Very easy to grow</strong>, <strong>accommodating,</strong> this "hedgehog plant" will prove to be grateful and fruitful as long as it is planted in full sun in <strong>fertile, deep, loose, cool, and well-drained soil.</strong> It is a well-behaved plant that does not bend in the wind and is not afraid of intense heat or occasional drought. It is low-maintenance in terms of water. Easy to pair, very versatile, it forms beautiful clumps in just a few years <strong>with exceptional floribundity</strong>, alongside <strong>perennials</strong> that, like it, require little care and maintenance, <strong>grasses</strong>, or bulbous plants like <strong>dahlias</strong>. For an explosive mix of strong tones, it pairs well with <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/perennials/perennials-by-variety/achillea/achillea-millefolium-excel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yarrow</a>, <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/perennials/perennials-by-variety/papaver-poppies/oriental-poppies-papaver-orientale/papaver-orientale-queen-alexandra-oriental-poppy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oriental Poppies</a>, daisies, <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/perennials/perennials-by-variety/agastache/agastache-foeniculum-blackadder.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Agastaches</a>, annual <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/vivaces/vivaces-par-variete/echinacees/rudbeckia-annuel-prairie-sun-rudbeckie-jaune-d-or-bordee-de-jaune-clair.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rudbeckia</a>, <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/perennials/perennials-by-variety/coreopsis-tickseed/coreopsis-rosea-heavens-gate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coreopsis</a>, Echinops, or <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/perennials/perennials-by-variety/phlox/phlox-divaricata-dirigo-ice.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phlox</a>. At the edge of a border, it will shine alongside Shrubby Salvias, Dwarf Gladioli, or <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/perennials/perennials-by-variety/hemerocallis-daylilies/hemerocallis-baby-betsy-daylily.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daylilies</a>. Discover Echinacea, this <strong>beautiful, easy-going summer perennial</strong>! With its strong presence, it will create scenes that are wild and vibrant in colour!