Echinacea purpurea 'ALBA'

Echinacea purpurea 'ALBA'
coneflower

SIZE/TYPE	mid-sized perennial
USUAL HEIGHT	0.6-0.8m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.5m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	white
BLOOMING TIME	July - September
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	4 (down to -34°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Perennials

Alba coneflower is a variety with pure white flower petals around golden yellow discs. It begins blooming in July and continues until autumn. Flowers attract butterflies and bumble bees. Deadheading or cutting back spent flowers down to the first leaf that hides the coming flower bud will enhance and prolong flowering until early October. Stems are strong, 70-80 cm tall and withstand wind and rain once the plant is fully established. Lanceolate leaves are mid-sized, grow from the ground, and smaller leaves appear along the stems.

Coneflower will tolerate almost any soil type but boggy. It loves full sun. It is suitable for mixed borders with perennials, or can be used as a flowering feature among low shrubs and conifers, and looks lovely when planted in a mass in a container on patios and balconies. It is hardy to about -34°C (USDA zone 4).

Last update 21-06-2014

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