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White Echinacea Roots - Description
- Pack of Echinacea Roots / Bulbs
- White Flowering Echinacea
- Echinacea Purpurea Alba
- Variety: White Swan
- AKA Coneflowers
- Similar to Michaelmas Daisies
- Pack Size: 1 Root Per Pack
- Fully Grown Size: 100cm
- Flower Colour: White Petals With Yellow Centre
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer to Early Autumn
- Sow: In Early to Mid Spring
- Spacing: 20cm
- Hardiness: Hardy
- These are Young Bulbs, so May not Flower in Their First Year
White Echinacea Roots - Uses
- Tall Echinacea for middle & back of borders
- Great for blooms into late October
- Plant with other Echinacea such as pink & red flowering varieties
- Great in a red planting scheme with Lobellias & Heleniums
- Suited to both traditional, cottage & modern planting schemes
- Plant in groups for best effect
- Ideal for cut flowers gardens
- Companion plants include Echinacea Purpurea, Rudbeckia, Agapanthus, Verbena, Red Hot Pokers etc
White Echinacea Roots - How to Grow
- Best to start your bulbs indoors, in a greenhouse or polytunnel
- Grow in large pots (5L or bigger)
- Once shoots are 10cm in height you can move out into the garden
- Best in full sun
- Taller Echinacea plants will require a sheltered spot
- Soil: Moist but well drained
- Sowing time: Spring
- Sowing depth: Plant bulb 10cm below the soil surface
- Plant with compost
- Then cover with soil & water in well
- Feed every 2 to 3 weeks
- Can lift & divide in Autumn or Spring
- Old flower heads can be removed in Spring
- Stake plants in late summer
Note
- A root is similar to a bulb in that it is a dormant growing point of a plant
- Also Known as rhizomes
- Very Important: Roots need to be kept moist at all times
- Plant as soon as your parcel arrives, or keep moist by storing in damp newspaper
- Soak again before planting & water in well after planting
