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Echinacea purp. 'Alba' / 13Cm
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
Confirmed format: 13cm
Plant Highlights
- Pure white flowers with prominent golden-green central cones
- Exceptionally long flowering season
- Upright, clumping, and bushy growth habit
- Attractive to pollinators, butterflies, and garden birds
- Excellent for cut flower displays and borders
- Fully hardy perennial with drought tolerance once established
Overview
Echinacea purpurea 'Alba' is a reliable herbaceous perennial prized for its striking white flowers and prominent central cones. Displaying an upright, clumping, and bushy habit, it brings height and elegant structure to garden borders and patio containers. With an exceptionally long flowering season and a natural resilience to dry spells, it provides enduring seasonal interest while supporting garden wildlife.
Why We Love It
- Striking pure white blooms that brighten up summer planting schemes.
- Exceptionally long flowering period delivering extended garden colour.
- Robust constitution with tolerance to dry conditions once established.
- Highly attractive to pollinators and butterflies during the summer months.
- Seed heads offer valuable winter interest and food for birds.
- Pet safer plant choice for family gardens.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Echinacea purpurea 'Alba' |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Coneflower |
| Plant Type | Herbaceous Perennial |
| Foliage Persistence | Deciduous |
| Flower Colour | White, yellow, green, and multicolour |
| Growth Habit | Upright, clumping, and bushy |
| Mature Height | 100 cm |
| Mature Spread | 45 cm |
| Position | Full sun, sun to part shade, or partial shade |
| Soil | Loam, sand, chalk, or clay |
| Hardiness | RHS H7 |
| Flowering Months | July to October |
Growing Guide
| Position | Plant in full sun, sun to part shade, or partial shade in a sheltered or exposed position. |
|---|---|
| Soil Requirements | Thrives in free-draining or well-drained soils with acid to neutral or neutral to alkaline pH. |
| Watering | Maintains a low water need with good drought tolerance once established, requiring average to dry moisture levels. |
| Deadheading | Deadheading is optional. |
| Winter Protection | Requires no special winter protection. |
Perfect For
- Garden borders and middle border positions
- Cottage garden schemes
- Wildlife and pollinator-friendly gardens
- Cut flower arrangements
- Container growing in small gardens
Good to Know
- Provides wonderful winter interest when left unpruned through the colder months.
- Seed heads act as a natural food source for garden birds.
- Easy care level suitable for gardeners of all experiences.
Product Information
| Product Title | Echinacea purp. 'Alba' / 13Cm |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Echinacea purpurea 'Alba' |
| Supplied Format | 13cm pot |
| Life Cycle | Perennial |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- perennial
- Soil & drainage
- Free draining
- Mature size
- 90cm high· 60cm wide
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