Sun Perennial

Kim's Knee High Purple Coneflower

Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea 'Kim' Knee High'
Height: 18-24"
Spread: 12-18" +
Exposure: Sun
Care: Cut to ground in late Fall or Early Spring before new growth begins. If you leave the flower stalks standing over the winter, goldfinches will feed on the seedheads. Deadhead to encourage rebloom and tidy plantings
An exciting new introduction, this is great new plant. A dwarf, pink conefower with a dark center and recurved petals, it blooms for us from early summer until hard frost. 'Kim's Knee High' is a heavy repeat bloomer, and flowers on sturdy upright stems. Does not flop or need staking. Great in the perennial border, or in a foundation planting to add color. Wonderful combined with 'Avalanche Coneflower', they have the same height and look great intermixed. Plants thrive in average soils and hot, dry conditions; they also shrug off winter cold. The cone at the heart of the flower turns black as the seeds mature, adding further interest and providing nourishment for goldfinches. All Echinaceas make excellent cut flowers.