Echinacea Pretty Parasols
Echinacea Pretty Parasols
Coneflower

'Pretty Parasols' from Belgium's Jan Spruyt, is most likely a hybrid from Echinacea pallida, one of our North American native species. The sturdy 90 cm tall stems are topped with beautiful, open bicolour flowers of white, surrounded by a central collar of pink around the bright orange cone. 

  • Height: 90 cm (36 in)
  • Spread: 60 cm (24 in)
  • Cold Hardiness: zone 4-9
  • Sun or Shade: minimum 4 hours of full sun
  • Bloom Time: summer
  • Leaf Colour: green
  • Bloom Colour: white/cream
  • Critter Resistance: rabbit resistant
  • Nature Attraction: bees and butterflies

Growing and Maintenance Tips

Coneflowers are the ideal perennial for hot sunny sites. Plant them in shade and they will flop and produce very few flowers. Loamy, well drained soil in a slightly elevated bed is ideal to produce the best bloom and winter hardiness. Heavy soils can lead to winter rot. Dead head regularly to prolong bloom. Leave the last seed heads to stand for winter food for finches and other birds.

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