General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
Plant Spread: 12-15 in.(30-38 cm)
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: If sowing indoors.
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • White Coneflower
  • Coneflower

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2015-04-21
4:14 pm. Echinacea Baby Swan White makes a fresh beginning.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2016-06-19
2:51 pm. Sandwiched between Hosta Whirlwind and a Bird's Nest Spr
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C .
Date: 2016-07-29
7:42 pm. Same blossom in August of 2016, six weeks later. A good

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