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Echinacea purpurea Virgin - Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea Virgin
Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower

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Vine-plant arrived in very good condition, top-notch packaging without plastic. Planted upon arrival, it has already shot! It is planted next to the green jewel midrib, I can't wait to see what it will yield!

Corinne, 15/05/2023

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Value-for-money
Beautiful in your autumn flowerbeds.
Flower size
6 cm
Height at maturity
50 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

Moist soil. These lovely young plants have giant white daisy-like flowers with green centres that brighten up flower beds in the summer.

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

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time June to August
Flower size 6 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 50 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Echinacea

Species

purpurea

Cultivar

Virgin

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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Planting and care

Plant them in moist, deep, well-dug soil, in a sunny location. These vigorous plants are greedy and will thrive better if you regularly feed them with a good fertilizer. Prune the faded flowers at the end of summer to prevent self-seeding.

Planting period

Recommended planting time February to April, 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.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time August to October
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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