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Pale purple coneflower

Pale purple coneflower

Product number: 586063
Origin: North America
Latin: Echinacea pallida

The delicate, very light purple hue combines this coneflower with fine, (slightly) downward-pointing petals. The long, slender leaves complete this graceful species. This North American wild plant has important medicinal properties. The unique substances echinacin and echinacoside act externally in ointments for various skin conditions. Internally, infection-fighting properties are attributed to it.

Names:
Latin: Echinacea pallida
Dutch: Zonnehoed
English: Cone Flower

Sowing method: Sow in a seed tray, first give 2-4 weeks of warmth (18-22°C), then a cold period in, for example, the refrigerator (+4°C) for 4-6 weeks, then slowly warm up to room temperature again, after which germination will follow. Sowing directly into the ground is also possible; in that case, simply let it overwinter, and germination will occur in spring.

Sowing/planting time:

March
April
May

Harvesting time:

July
August
September

Soil type:

All soil types

Cultivation location:

Indoors
Outdoors

Position:

Flower colour: Very light lilac hue with fine, slightly downward-pointing petals
Origin: North America
Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
Annual or perennial: Perennial
Attractive to insects: Various insects
Winter hardy: Forst hardy
Ease of cultivation: Moderate