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purple coneflower [Elton Knight] | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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purple coneflower [Elton Knight]

Echinacea purpurea Elton Knight ('Elbrook'^PBR)

★ RHS AGMPollinator Friendly

Genus: Echinacea
Family: Asteraceae

About this plant

A reasonably compact cultivar with strongly branched purple stems to 65cm, and dark green foliage. Flowers are large, to 12cm, the clear magenta rays held flat round the large, rusty-orange cone

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in deep, well-drained, humus-rich soil ideally in full sun although they can tolerate some shade

Pruning

Cut back stems as the blooms fade to encourage further flower production

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring or autumn although they resent a lot of disturbance. Propagate by root cuttings from late autumn to early winter

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverRock GardenBanks Slopes

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years