Echinacea 'Pretty Parasols'
"Coneflower"
Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Set a scorching summer scene with new Echinacea 'Pretty Parasols'! This variety brings on the beach vibes with multiple big umbrella-like blooms, formed of gleaming white downward petals which gradient into pink towards the centre, then topped off with the distinctive Echinacea cone. Noteworthy for its large blooms, particularly strong, straight stems and ability to produce multiple flowers per stem, Echinacea 'Pretty Parasols' is a real corker of a coneflower which earns its spot in any hot summer border.
Once this reliable hardy perennial has settled into an established clump it’ll produces masses of flowers. Every year it'll come back with more guts than the last, forming a bigger clump which produces more stems, many with multiple flowers which open in succession from mid to late summer. The strong stems make easy-going Echinacea 'Pretty Parasols' happily upright and less likely to need propping up after a spell of rain. Lots of flower power and minimal effort, what could be better than that?!
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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Drought tolerant
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Fully hardy
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Echinacea 'Pretty Parasols'
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Flower colour
Pink, white
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Plant size
1
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Established height
70cm-1m
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Established spread
20-30cm
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Plant spacing
10 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
Dry -
Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak the Echinacea 'Pretty Parasols' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting
Plant your "Coneflower" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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