Coneflower

£8.99

Position: full sun
Soil: most soils, except vey dry or boggy
Rate of growth: average Flowering period: June to September Flower colour: bright tomato red
Other features: excellent cut-flowers; toothed, dark green leaves; attractive to butterflies and bees
Hardiness: fully hardy
This vigorous, recently introduced cultivar produces bright red flowers up to 12cm across on upright, branching stems. These appear for a long period from midsummer and are very appealing to all kinds of wildlife. If you remove the spent flowers as they fade it will encourage lots more to follow, and therefore prolong the display well into autumn.Garden care: Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or spring. In autumn cut back all dead flower stems to the ground.

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