Echinacea SunMagic Vintage White - Purple coneflower

Echinacea SunMagic 'Vintage White' is the white flower variation of this series with numerous qualities. Its large flat, horizontal daisies are arranged around a prominent central, green-yellow disk. The plant is compact, well-branched, of medium size, suitable for both garden and pots. It is very floriferous and produces 25 to 30 flowers per plant from the first year during the summer and into early autumn.

Echinacea purpurea 'Vintage White' belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is a horticultural creation resulting from Rudbeckia purpurea, native to the western United States, from Georgia to Michigan, passing through Oklahoma and Ohio, among others. This perennial with a strong character confidently colonises rocky meadows, savannas, clear undergrowth, and roadside edges in its natural environment. 'Vintage White' has a solid, bushy, upright, and dense habit, reaching a height of 60 cm and a width of 45 cm. The opposite, lanceolate, green leaves are covered in rough hairs. Flowering occurs from July to September, and the slightly fragrant flowers are loved by butterflies. The branched stems are each topped with a solitary inflorescence, 10 to 12 cm in diameter, with a disk surrounded by a collar of horizontal or slightly trailing, bright orange petals. The fruit is an achene that releases seeds for birds. This plant firmly and deeply anchors itself in the soil with its highly developed root system.

Rudbeckia 'Vintage White' is a very resistant plant that adapts to difficult conditions, occasionally tolerating intense heat, humidity, and drought. Its flowering brings dynamism and cheerfulness to flower beds. Play with varied colours and different forms of flowering plants, such as foxglove, daylilies and bee balms. Its large daisies are beautifully accompanied by golden or pink spikes of ornamental grasses like Stipa tenuifolia, Schizachyrium scoparium, or Muhlenbergia capillaris. Its vibrant combination with another foliage plant, Lady's mantle, is superb. Finally, it brightens up fresh or dried flower bouquets.