Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Shimmer' (PBR)
coneflower
- 9cm pot
- £9.99
- available to order from late spring
- 3 × 9cm pots
- £24.00 £29.97
- available to order from late spring
Delivery options
- Standard £5.95
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A dazzling, upright, clump-forming perennial with roughly-hairy foliage and long-flowering, rose-pink blooms up to 12 cm (6”) with a prominent golden cone. 'Pink Shimmer' has a free flowering, compact but branching habit and blooms consistently throughout the summer, attracting pollinating insects to the garden. Like all Echinacea, the daisy-like flowers are useful for cutting and can be used either fresh or dried from positions in cottage garden borders, wildlife areas and coastal planting schemes. - Garden care: In autumn cut back all dead flower stems to the ground. Lift and divide congested clumps in autumn or spring. Coneflowers benefit from a spring or autumn mulch with well-rotted compost. Avoid ground conditions likely to become poorly-drained during the winter.