Echinacea – Pallida – Prairie cone flower – 2 litre pot

Loved by bee’s and butterflies, these very long-lived daisy flowers have large raised central cones. My interest in these lovely plants began in the 90’s, seeing them wild in a prairie setting, living with wild abandon!  I then set about growing from seed.

This beauty produces Pale pink spidery inverted petal flowers in June & July up to 4 feet high.

The pollinators adore them and I noticed that the small seed eating birds take the seed as well, so leave the heads on them even when they have finished!

We have reliably grown 4 varieties for 10 years. Over the years, we have looked and tried some of the hybrids but find that they are not hardy.