Echinacea ‘Mixed’ (3 bulbs)

A gorgeous curated collection, this pack of 3 Mixed Echinacea Bulbs is perfectly for adding some varied colour and interest into a summer garden bed or border. These hardy sun-loving perennials are easy to grow and are a hotspot for local bees and other pollinators, as recognised by their inclusion in the Royal Horticultural Society’s Plants for Pollinators collection.

Plant your echinacea bulbs into moderately fertile soil that is ideally moist rather than dry. They will prefer a position of full sun however they will also tolerate light shade. Plant bulbs so that the crown of the plant is at ground level and make sure to leave at least 25cm/10″ between each bulb in order to ensure that they aren’t fighting for sunlight.

Echinacea are generally a trouble free plant which requires little attention. The plants have a rather shallow root system which explains the need for watering and mulching in dry periods.

Clumps need lifting about every third or fourth year to maintain their vigour, using only the outer parts of the clump for replanting. Divide in spring or autumn.

Details

• Bulb count per pack: 3 bulbs
• A member of the RHS Plants for Pollinators collection
• Flower colour: Mixed
• Flowering months: August, September
• Flowering height: 80cm/32″
• Hardiness: Hardy in most places throughout the UK, even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
• When to plant: March, April, May
• Planting depth: Crown of plant at ground level (bulb height)
• Bulb spacing: 25cm/10″
• Soil type: Moderately fertile soil, moist rather than dry
• Soil pH: Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
• Sunlight: Full sun, Partial shade