Echinacea 'Milkshake'
"Coneflower"
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Orders placed before 1 March 2023
You can expect your order in March 2023
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2023
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Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2023
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Description
Echinaceas are a highly popular group of perennial plants, because they are easy to grow, and very hardy. Echinacea 'Milkshake' is one of the most eye-catching cultivars. It produces fully double, creamy white pompon-like blooms, and each flower has a deep, golden orange centre. Unlike many flowering plants, these long-lasting blooms do not fade with age, making them ideal for cutting and indoor vase display. The plants are well-branched, and do not require staking outdoors. The dark green leaves have a coating of stiff hairs, which helpfully prevent them from being eaten by the usual range of garden pests!
Introduce Echinacea purpurea 'Milkshake' to your garden, and you will soon find bees, butterflies and other nectar-loving insects attracted to your plants. Then, towards the end of autumn, seed-loving birds will take advantage of the faded stems. You can see why these plants are so appealing to gardeners.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
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Slug & snail repellent
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Echinacea 'Milkshake'
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Flower colour
Cream
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Leaf colour
Green
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Plant size
1
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Established height
50-70cm
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Established spread
20-30cm
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Plant spacing
10 plants per m2
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Other information
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Orders placed before 1 March 2023
You can expect your order in March 2023Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2023
You can expect your order in April 2023Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2023
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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