| Botanical name | Echinacea purpurea |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.  Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage.  Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering.  Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
| Size | |
| Categories | |
| Flowers | Bear pink daisies with a raised golden cone. |
| Common name(s) | Pink rudbeckia |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | Plant has rough, slightly toothed leaves. |
| Planting instructions | Sow the seeds in trays of moist sand, and plant the seedlings into bags of compost once they are big enough to handle. Keep them in partial shade, moving them further into the sun for longer times each day until they are hardened off and ready to plant in the garden. They need full sun and compost-enriched, welldug soil. Space the plants 400mm apart. |
| Uses | Medicinal – Echinaceas have a wide range of uses as medicinal herbs. Use the flowers and leaves in a tea, 1 cup daily boosts the immune system as it has antiviral, antibiotic properties. |
| Interesting planting ideas | Every garden should have a row of Echinacea, not only for its medicinal uses but for its ability, as a natural tonic to nearby plants. Most plants benefit from it. |
| Interesting info | Plant is completely dormant in winter. |
Echinacea purpurea (Pink rudbeckia)
- Botanical name: Echinacea purpurea
- Common name(s): Pink rudbeckia
- Categories: Ground Covers and Perennials, Herbs
Plant description:
This tough drought-resistant plant is completely dormant in winter. Long stems, up to 800mm, bearpink daisies with a raised golden cone and rough, slightly toothed leaves. E. purpurea ‘Magnus’, (1m), has very large, dark pink flowers and is excellent for cut flowers. ‘Kim’s Knee High’ bears clear pink flowers with a red-tipped orange cone in midsummer, with a second flush of flowers, on 400mm-long stems, in autumn. ‘White Swan’ bears ivory-white flowers with a mahogany-brown centre on tall stems during midsummer; it is also good for cut flowers. Echinaceas have a wide range of uses as medicinal herbs.
Family: – Asteraceae
Botanical Pronunciation: eck-ih-NAY-see-uh pur-PUR-ee-uh
Echinacea purpurea requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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Bear pink daisies with a raised golden cone.
Plant has rough, slightly toothed leaves.
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