Echinacea Pretty Parasols ('JS Engeltje') (PBR)
coneflower
- 9cm pot
- £14.99
- available to order from spring
- 3 × 9cm pots
- £34.99 £11.66 each
- available to order from spring
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- Standard £5.99
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: most soils, except very dry or boggy
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to October
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Echinacea Pretty Parasols is a distinctive new coneflower, noted for its strong stems, which stand up well to wet and windy weather, and its prolonged flowering period. Often multi-headed, the flowers appear in succession, and at varying heights, which makes it particularly well suited to naturalised planting schemes.
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.