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Echinacea 'Amazing Dream' (PBR)
coneflower
This coneflower is a scene-stealer. It has iridescent flowerheads that are made up of chunky hot pink petals, which surround a broad...
9cm pot
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Plant description
This coneflower is a scene-stealer. It has iridescent flowerheads that are made up of chunky hot pink petals, which surround a broad orange eye. These look amazing with clashing purples, red and yellows, or they can be toned down with softer pinks. Bees love them and they are also good for cutting.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
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Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Echinacea Amazing Dream (PBR):
Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or spring. In autumn cut back all dead flower stems to the ground. Coneflowers benefit from a spring or autumn mulch with well-rotted compost.
Please note:
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
GOES WELL WITH
Plants birds love in the winter garden
As frost descends and the leaves gather on the lawn, the most important colour is red because it glows against the backdrop of fading stems in muddy shades of khaki, grey and brown. Red’s the colour that fixes the rest of the palette and luckily red berri
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