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Echinacea purpurea White Swan
1 packet (50 seeds) @ $2.25
Catalog Code: 2727
Echinacea purpurea White Swan
Hardy Herbaceous Perennial
- Flowers: Summer
- Soil: Well drained
- Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Height: 24 inches
- Germination: Experience Useful
- Aftercare: Care and Understanding
- Special Features: Flowers in first year
- Ideal for: Border, Cut Flower
Description
Strong honey fragranced flowers in 16 weeks, often with 14+ 4-4.5in blooms out at once.
Long lived for border, bedding or cutting.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | February to July. |
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| Sowing depth: | 1/8in (3mm) |
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Sow in trays, pots, etc of good seed compost in a propagator or warm place to maintain an optimum temperature of 70-75F (20-25C).
Reduce the soil temperature at night during germination.
Growing Instructions
Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots.
Acclimatise young plants to outdoor conditions before planting out 30cm (12in) apart in full sun.
Aftercare Instructions
Prefers a well drained soil.
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