Echinacea purpurea Kims Knee High - Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea Kims Knee High - Purple Coneflower
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Laurence C.
Echinacea purpurea Kims Knee High - Purple Coneflower
Laurence C. • 40 FR
Laurence C.
Echinacea purpurea Kims Knee High - Purple Coneflower
Laurence C. • 40 FR
Echinacea purpurea Kims Knee High - Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea Kim's Knee High
Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower
These flowers are much prettier in real life than in the website's picture.
Laurence, 29/08/2019
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Description
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' is one of the most colourful dwarf varieties. It is a floriferous perennial with a compact habit, and its rose-purple flowers with a prominent dark orange centre bloom from July to September. Truly attractive and intensely cheerful, this plant is highly regarded by enthusiasts, ideal for cut flowers or drying. It is also a very resilient plant that adapts to difficult conditions, tolerating occasional intense heat, humidity, and drought. It can even grow in poor but moist soils.
Native to the western United States, from Georgia to Michigan, passing through Oklahoma and Ohio, Rudbeckia purpurea is a resilient perennial with a strong character which confidently colonizes rocky meadows, savannas, open woodlands, and road edges in its natural habitat. 'Kim's Knee High' is a dwarf form of this formidable pioneer. It has a compact, dense, and bushy clump-like habit, reaching a height of 50 cm (20in) and a width of 35 cm (14in). This plant does not weaken or collapse, demonstrating excellent stability. The deciduous, lanceolate, dark green, opposite leaves are bristly with rough hairs. The flowering occurs in late summer, accompanying inulas, asters, and ornamental tobacco plants, and it is loved by butterflies. The reddish-green, branched stems each terminate in a solitary flower head, 8cm (3in) in diameter, with a prominent, bristly, dark orange-brown disk and deeply reflexed rose-purple to lilac ligules. The fruit is an achene that releases seeds that birds are fond of. This plant firmly and deeply anchors itself in the soil with its highly developed root system.
Rudbeckia purpurea Kim's Knee High' has a highly colourful flower display, lovely on slightly misty autumn days. It is used in mixed borders with other varieties or in the company of inulas, asters, yarrows, daisies, echinops, phlox, lighten the scene by adding some ornamental grasses such as Stipa tenuifolia, Muhlenbergia capillaris... Splendid in borders, the beautiful colours of the purple echinacea Kim's Knee High' are also stunning in fresh or dried flower bouquets.
These lovely plants have flowers with toothed petals and a large dark pompon. Lilac-violet with a dark centre.
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Echinacea
purpurea
Kim's Knee High
Asteraceae
Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' takes time to establish; indeed, its growth is rather slow. But once in place, it requires no special care and is very resistant to pests and diseases. It is best planted in spring, in a sunny location, in a mix of compost and garden soil. The soil should be deep and loose to accommodate its root system. Remove faded flowers as they appear. Divide the clump when flowering slows down. If it likes its surroundings, it can become invasive. As the plant ages, it becomes more susceptible to aphid attacks and powdery mildew. Mulch the base in May to keep it moist in summer, as it is sensitive to drought during flowering.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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