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Potted Echinacea Plants - Description
- Echinacea Plants
- Variety: Wild Berry
- AKA Coneflower Plant
- Potted Plant
- Pot Size: 2 Litre Pot
Potted Echinacea Plants - Characteristics
- Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
- Habit: Tall, upright flower
- Fully Grown Size: 50cm-1m
- Flower heads can reach 12cm in size
- Flowering Time: Summer to early Autumn
- Sow: In early to mid Spring
- Spacing: 60-80cm
- Hardiness: Hardy
Potted Echinacea Plants - Uses
- With big flower heads, Echinacea have grown in popularity in recent years
- These tall & brightly coloured, daisy-like flowers are essential in any garden
- Suited to both traditional, cottage & modern planting schemes
- Plant at back of borders with other herbaceous plants
- Best when planted in clumps / blocks
- Can also be planted in long sweeping drifts
- Companion plants include Rudbeckia, Agapanthus, Verbena, Red Hot Pokers etc..
- Ideal for cut flower gardens
Potted Echinacea Plants - Planting Instructions
- Soak pots in water before sowing
- Choose a location
- Grow in full sun
- Deep, fertile soil that is well drained
- Chose a sheltered spot
- Spacing: 60-80cm apart
- Prepare bed by digging over soil & adding fertilizer or manure
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Firm in well
- Soak soil well after planting
- Feed every 2 to 3 weeks
- Can lift & divide clumps every 3 years
