Coneflower (Echinacea)

Coneflower (Echinacea)  (Echinacea)

Coneflower (Echinacea) is an upright growing perennial with beautiful flowers. No garden should be without, they attract lots of insects and are also a good cut flower. Even when the flowers have gone over, they are still attractive for a long time. Coneflowers wish a spot in the sun in dry to normal fertile soil. Half shade will do but you will not get quite as many flowers. The last few years has seen a lot of new cultivars of Coneflower come to the market, some of which are unfortunately not proving to be fully hardy. Please do not let this stop you enjoying these Coneflowers. Ensure that your young plants do not have too much competition from neighbouring plants as they need space to fully develop. Coneflower is a good plant for in the border, but also a must in the prairie garden. They combine well with lots of plants. Coneflower is in medicine also known for its resistance improving qualities.