Echinacea

pallida

HULA SKIRT CONEFLOWERS

Echinacea pallida
HULA SKIRT CONEFLOWERS

Elegant, long drooping petals form hula skirts of pale pink, around decorative cones, giving lovely Echinacea pallida the common name of Hula Skirt Coneflower.

Pink Hula skirts swaying

As squadrons of soft pink ribbon petals sway in the breeze – they really do look like a troop of graceful Hula Dancers.

Profuse bloomer through summer & autumn

Echinacea pallida gives a procession of prolific blooms through summer &  autumn.

Begins blooming earlier than most

And begins blooming earlier than most other Echinacea.

Great cut flowers for fresh or drying

It provides excellent cut flowers which can be used in the vase either fresh or dried.

Decorative cones remain after blooming

And even after the flowers have finished, the cones remain as decorative features.
You can even leave the dried cones to provide food for seed eating birds in the winter.

Easy to grow & low maintenance

Echinacea pallida is easy to grow and low maintenance.

Water-wise & hardy in frost

Because it is drought hardy, water-wise, and frost hardy.

Does well in leaner soils

And can even cope in poorer soils, including clay and rocky soils. In fact it prefers a leaner diet.

Copes with summer humidity

It is also suitable for gardens where summer brings humidity.

Low maintenance & easy

Hula Coneflower certainly does not need a lot of feeding, trimming or fuss.
It gives abundant value for a minimum of effort in the garden.
Just cut back the spent flower stems when you want, or leave them as a treat for the winter birds.

Evergreen perennial clump

Echinacea pallida is an evergreen perennial clump with a low, neat rosette of foliage.
But when it begins to bloom in summer it becomes a star of the garden stage.

Summer treat for bees butterflies & birds

Bees, butterflies and small native honey eating birds adore the flowers for nectar.

Not so attractive to rabbits & deer

While happily rabbits and deer are not particularly attracted to it as part of their menu.

80 cm. High during summer when in full flower and cone x 45cm Wide evergreen perennial clump of low foliage.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY

Sow at any time of year in a punnet indoors, whenever suitable temperatures are available (20-24°C ).
OR
Sow directly in the garden during late winter & spring or late summer & autumn.

Sow indoors for optimum germination rates: Sow in punnets on surface of good quality seed raising mix, moistened through.
Press seeds gently into the surface.

Light is needed for germination, so only barely cover the seeds.

Keep the punnet moist in a warm, well-lit position.

Temperatures of 20-24°C approx. are optimum for rapid germination.

Seedlings emerge in approx. 5-20 days.

Seed Count: 20 seeds per pack approx.
(We always aim to exceed the stated seed count, and give a generous serve).