Echinacea Coneflower – Pow Wow Wild Berry – Perennial Flower

Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow Wild Berry is an upright, clump-forming, hardy herbaceous perennial, 60cm high with narrowly ovate, toothed and hairy leaves. Flowers are 7-10cm wide made up of deep magenta-pink ray florets surrounding a domed orange-brown cone, borne on branched stems from summer into autumn

 Cultivation advice Echinacea Coneflower – Pow Wow Wild Berry – Perennial Flower

Type: Perennial Days To Germination:  8-21 Planting Depth: 1/8 inch Spacing, Plant: 12-18 inches Light:  Sunny Location (will tolerate light shade)

• Sow from 4-6 weeks before the last frost in pots / trays under cover and cover seeds with 1/8″ fine soil.
• Can be sown directly outdoors from late spring after danger of severe frost has passed.
• Seeds sown early enough may bloom the first year. Seeds sown from late spring through early autumn  will boom the following year.
• Thin or carefully transplant seedlings when large enough to handle and grow on. Gradually acclimatise outdoors and plant 12 to 18 inches apart to allow for eventual growth.
• Plants grow best in fairly rich well drained soil.
• Water established plants only when dry.
• Divide large clumps of well established plants in the spring or fall.