Echinacea purpurea ‘Kims Knee High’ at Digging Dog Nursery

Echinacea

Coneflower

Notable for a dashing display of bold, daisy-like cut flowers and an easy-to-get-along-with personality, Echinacea is favored by beginning and experienced gardeners for its colorful yet indestructible nature. Sculpted with prominent raised central cones, the hefty flower heads of this summer-blooming perennial are lifted above the greenery on sturdy stems, which are firm enough to hold them without staking. Native to the eastern and central U.S., the dark green, lanceolate leaves are reminiscent of a close relative, Rudbeckia. Perfect in a perennial border or peppered throughout a meadow garden, Coneflower’s erect stalks complement the more relaxed look of other plants.

Echinacea purpurea ‘Kims Knee High’

Echinacea purpurea ‘Kims Knee High’ (P-2037)

Each 10.50

<i>Echinacea purpurea</i> ‘Kims Knee High’

Developed by Niche Garden’s founder, Kim Hawks, this long-blooming pint-sized Echinacea is an entire foot shorter than its native American counterpart. A steadfast foundation of stiff stems clad in dapper coarsely-toothed dark greenery shoulders the prismatic purplish pink daisies, each hosting elegantly pendent petals plus a shimmering copper-orange pincushion center. Unrivaled for the border’s forefront, space-shy gardens or containers, ‘Kim’s Knee High’s reliable mettle never encroaches on her neighbors, delivers flowers all summer long and nourishes goldfinches with tasty seed heads. (pp#12,242)

Blooms July–September

Size: 15" – 2' 0" high x 12" – 2' 0" wide.

Hardy to zone 3.

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Other selections in this genus:

Primulas offer elaborately-crafted colorful blooms in varied shapes,……

including draped bells, candelabras, drumsticks and pincushions. Many Primrose flowers waft a delectable scent. Second-to-none for the dappled recesses of your garden, these easily grown, cold-hardy Primulas crave well-drained, humus-rich niches with adequate moisture and good air circulation. They can grace containers or be planted in swaths along shady walkways or in woodland gardens. Be sure to peruse our online Primulas.

Prized Pulmonarias……

One of the earliest perennials to bloom, you can be picking their enchanting urn-shaped flowers in February while the rest of the garden still slumbers. Many cultivars showcase an array of mercury-hued dapples, speckles and spots, while others sport solid pewter sheens or striking silver streaks. Easy-to-grow Pulmonarias prefer the lacy light of a woodland setting plus cool moist soil. Our newsletter also includes a handful of other shade-loving perennials that promise alluring foliage. Many of these perennials can be partnered with Pulmonarias for intriguing foliar contrast. You may wish to check out our online Pulmonaria offerings.

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