Echinacea 'Fried Egg'
coneflower
- 9cm pot
- £14.99
- available to order from spring
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- Standard £5.99
- Position: full sun
- Soil: most soils, except very dry or boggy
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Bringing a cheerful twist to summer planting, this compact coneflower delivers standout blooms, with crisp white petals circling a bold, yolk-yellow centre. The flowers are held neatly above a tidy, mounding clump of foliage, making it a brilliant choice for the front of borders, patio pots or anywhere space is at a premium, where structure really matters.
Flowering freely right through the warmer months, Echinacea ‘Fried Egg’ earns its keep with exceptional longevity, producing long-lasting, sweetly scented blooms that keep coming back for more. Butterflies and other pollinators flock to it, while gardeners will appreciate its reliable habit, easy nature and ability to lift a planting scheme with very little effort.
Flowering freely right through the warmer months, Echinacea ‘Fried Egg’ earns its keep with exceptional longevity, producing long-lasting, sweetly scented blooms that keep coming back for more. Butterflies and other pollinators flock to it, while gardeners will appreciate its reliable habit, easy nature and ability to lift a planting scheme with very little effort.
Plant Echinacea directly into well-prepared borders or larger pots and containers, spacing them at 15-20cm (6-8in) intervals. Water well after planting and while they are in active growth.
The seed heads are attractive, and are a valuable food source for birds during the cooler months, so avoid cutting them back (to just above soil level) until late winter. Over time, it will form larger clumps with more flowering stems, so they can be lifted and divided in autumn or spring to maintain vigour and flowering performance.
Taller cultivars in exposed locations will benefit from staking.
The seed heads are attractive, and are a valuable food source for birds during the cooler months, so avoid cutting them back (to just above soil level) until late winter. Over time, it will form larger clumps with more flowering stems, so they can be lifted and divided in autumn or spring to maintain vigour and flowering performance.
Taller cultivars in exposed locations will benefit from staking.