Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)
coneflower
A compact, upright, perennial coneflower with attractive, colour-shifting yellow-pink blooms that mature to shades of pink. The overall effect is one of a multi-tonal, pinkish rainbow at any one time as vivid, new flowers emerge, and older blooms fade to paler hues. Extremely attractive to pollinators, ‘Sunseekers Rainbow’ is equally so for the cut flower enthusiast who will enjoy armfuls of long-lasting colourful blooms over the summer season.
How to care for Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series):
Plant Echinacea directly into well-prepared borders or larger pots and containers, spacing them at 15-20cm (6-8in) intervals. Water well after planting and while they are in active growth.
The seed heads are attractive, and are a valuable food source for birds during the cooler months, so avoid cutting them back (to just above soil level) until late winter. Over time, it will form larger clumps with more flowering stems, so they can be lifted and divided in autumn or spring to maintain vigour and flowering performance.
Taller cultivars in exposed locations will benefit from staking.
The seed heads are attractive, and are a valuable food source for birds during the cooler months, so avoid cutting them back (to just above soil level) until late winter. Over time, it will form larger clumps with more flowering stems, so they can be lifted and divided in autumn or spring to maintain vigour and flowering performance.
Taller cultivars in exposed locations will benefit from staking.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.6m
Eventual spread:
0.5m
Position:
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
9cm pot
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