Echinacea Rustic Dwarfs produces an abundance of beautiful, stunning, annual flowers.his beautiful, long-flowering garden plant is a mixture of different warm and sunny colours. The colours of Echinacea Rustic Dwarfs is a mixture of warm shades of golden yellow, orange, maroon and mahogany with a beautiful, striking and contrasting dark brown centre. The beautiful, large flowers are surrounded by dark green, serrated leaves and stand on sturdy stems. Echinacea is native to North America. This plant is found primarily in the prairies of North America. Echinacea Rustic Dwarfs is a member of the Asteraceae family, along with Achilles, Wormwood, Aster, Endive, Cosmos, Thistle, Marigold, Cornflower, Daisy, Milk Thistle, Marguerite, Dandelion, and Sunflower. Echinacea is also known as called Coneflower, and American Coneflower.
These flowers are very suitable as cut flowers. It is also used as a medicinal plant. Echinacea is mainly used to boost the immune system and combat flu, colds and sore throats. According to some sources, it isn't advisable for pregnant and breastfeeding women to use Echinacea. Echinacea Rustic Dwarfs is also very suitable for cultivation in bee and butterfly gardens, wild gardens and natural gardens. Plant Echinacea Rustic Dwarfs in a sunny, sheltered, well-fertilised spot with well-drained soil. Give this plant some partial shade if necessary. This plant flowers when sown early in the year in the same year after sowing. If sown later, it will flower in the second year after sowing. Combine Rustic Dwarfs with, among others, daylily, phlox, stonecrop, lycaenid, liatris, salvia, geranium, purple loosestrife, and purple loosestrife. This plant flowers if sown early in the year of sowing. If sown later, it will flower in the second year after sowing. Echinacea flowers from July till October. Echinacea is also very popular with bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. A semi-hardy perennial. Height: 40 - 60 cm.
