Echinacea Magnus

Echinacea purpurea, also known as purple coneflower, has pink flowers and a large, orange-brown cone in the centre. It's perfect for growing in drifts towards the middle or back of a cottage-style or herbaceous border, or among grasses and rudbeckias in a prairie-style planting scheme.

In The Records

The name Echinacea comes from the Greek 'echinos', which describes the nature of a hedgehog - clearly inspired by the bristly scales of the dried seed head. The echinacea coneflower was one of the most important healing plants of the Native Americans.

Good to know 

• Perfect for pots
• ornamental floristry
• flowers from second year
• pollinator friendly
  

When to Sow: Feb, March, April, May, Aug, Sept

When to Harvet: June -  Pot Size: 45cm

Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea

Other Names: Purple coneflower, black samson, hedgehog coneflower, purple daisy, eastern purple and coneflower

Plant type: Perennial

Baby/ pet safe: non toxic 

Number of seeds: 60