Echinacea 'KISMET® Kiwi'
coneflower
Fresh, zingy colour and strong garden presence make this a standout choice for sunny borders. Upright stems carry large, lime-yellow flowers with neatly held, horizontal petals circling a bold green cone, giving a clean, modern look that holds well from mid-summer into autumn. The blooms are long-lasting, both on the plant and when cut, making them a solid option for garden colour and vase use alike.
Echinacea ‘KISMET® Kiwi’ forms a tidy, statuesque perennial that works beautifully through the middle of a border, in prairie-style planting, or mixed with grasses and warm-toned companions. It thrives in full sun and free-draining soil, shrugs off browsing deer, and offers a light fragrance. Pollinators love it too, with bees and butterflies drawn in throughout the flowering season, making this an easy, feel-good plant that earns its space year after year.
Echinacea ‘KISMET® Kiwi’ forms a tidy, statuesque perennial that works beautifully through the middle of a border, in prairie-style planting, or mixed with grasses and warm-toned companions. It thrives in full sun and free-draining soil, shrugs off browsing deer, and offers a light fragrance. Pollinators love it too, with bees and butterflies drawn in throughout the flowering season, making this an easy, feel-good plant that earns its space year after year.
How to care for Echinacea KISMET® Kiwi:
Plant Echinacea directly into well-prepared borders or larger pots and containers, spacing them at 15-20cm (6-8in) intervals. Water well after planting and while they are in active growth.
The seed heads are attractive, and are a valuable food source for birds during the cooler months, so avoid cutting them back (to just above soil level) until late winter. Over time, it will form larger clumps with more flowering stems, so they can be lifted and divided in autumn or spring to maintain vigour and flowering performance.
Taller cultivars in exposed locations will benefit from staking.
The seed heads are attractive, and are a valuable food source for birds during the cooler months, so avoid cutting them back (to just above soil level) until late winter. Over time, it will form larger clumps with more flowering stems, so they can be lifted and divided in autumn or spring to maintain vigour and flowering performance.
Taller cultivars in exposed locations will benefit from staking.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.6m
Eventual spread:
0.45m
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
9cm pot
£12.99
available to order from late spring
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