A compact cultivar that has large, sugar-pink, double-flowers with drooping ray florets which develop lavender tones as they age. 'Pink Double Delight' bears its pom-pom-like blooms above dark green, toothed leaves and is great for adding late summer colour to the garden while providing interest for birds and bees. A great plant for containers or cottage and prairie style planting schemes.
How to care for Echinacea purpurea Pink Double Delight (PBR) (Cone-fections Series):
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.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.6m
Eventual spread:
0.4m
Position:
Full sun / light shade
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
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This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.