Kim's Knee High Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'
SKU #00489
| Description | A wonderful dwarf form of this popular perennial with rose-pink, drooping flower petals surrounding an orange center. A well behaved, easy to grow native perennial that is favored by butterflies. |
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| Light | Full sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Summer |
| Mature Size | Quickly reaches 2 ft. tall and wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
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| Special Features | Attracts Butterflies, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Clumping |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Design Ideas | A more modestly sized native for small spaces and urban gardens. Vital in the American meadow and prairie garden palette. Blend with grasses or nestle into stream bed banks at boulders for a wild garden composition. A valuable late season bloomer for the traditional perennial border. Superior pick-me-up for tired foundation planting. Equally well suited to casual country gardens along picket fences or in mixed borders. |
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| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Hummingbird Mint (Agastache); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum); Tickseed (Coreopsis); Phlox (Phlox); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia) |
| Care | Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Requires less water once established. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring. |
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| Lore | The root of Echinacea is a Native American medicinal and has been rediscovered for its immune stimulating ability as an herbal supplement. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.