Kim's Knee High™ Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'
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| Under $50 | $9.99 |
| $50 - $99.99 | $14.99 |
| $100 - $149.99 | $16.99 |
| $150+ | $24.99 |
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Kim's Knee High™ Coneflower highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodSummer
Growing Zones 4-9
Sweet and petite, Kim's Knee High™ Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High') is a 2-foot tall and wide perennial that brings all the butterflies and bees into your summer landscape - along with vibrant, bold magenta color! Hardy throughout USDA growing zones 4 through 9, these cold and heat-hardy plants thrive in the sun.
Sporting the scratchy, coarse dark-green leaves of the typical Coneflower, these robust mounds of foliage are tough and tidy! All summer, the large ray flowers in vivid hot pink to purple form, each with a high domed prickly center for unique color and form in the landscape! Loving the sun, these repeat bloomers enliven any garden bed or border as nicely as they brighten a floral bouquet!
Kim's Knee High™ is a great perennial with loads of interest at half the size of its Echinacea cousins. The domed spiky centers are coppery-orange cones that become prickly seedheads that smaller songbirds love pecking the seeds out of in the autumn. These persist all fall and winter for unique interest. But throughout the summer, snip the spent blossoms away for repeat blossoms all growing season!
Planting and Application:
Vivid Coneflowers are perfect for pollinator and bird-friendly gardens in the sun! Hot and dry locations like the hell-strip or tricky areas along the sidewalk or driveway, or Rock gardens are great locations for these hardy plants. These are also ideal for updating tired cottage gardens, mixed borders with other bright and colorful perennials, or cutting gardens.
Tough and low-maintenance enough for commercial and mass plantings and are ideal in naturalized and prairie plantings as well as hot dry sites. Plant along hot sunny retaining walls and fencing, or brighten the steps into your home or along your home's foundation to bump up the color scheme of your landscape.
- Bold Magenta Blossoms
- Coarse Green Foliage
- Small Compact Size
- Great Cut Flowers, Bees, Butterflies & Songbirds!
- Beds & Borders, Cut Flowers & Perennial Gardens
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Coneflowers are full sun-loving perennials that need very little moisture and care once established. Until then, provide moderate moisture and plant in very well-drained soil. Deadhead after the blooms fade and prune the entire plant back either once it goes dormant or in very early spring before theres new growth appearing.
- Full Sun
- Low to Average Moisture Needs & Appreciates Mulch
- Adaptable to Most Well-Drained Soil
- Deadhead Often, Prune When Dormant
- Largely Deer Resistant & Great Firewise Landscaping Perennial
The Kim's Knee High™ Coneflower is a fantastically brilliant perennial with bold blooms and an easy-care nature! Bird and butterfly-friendly flowers for indoors and out! Order your own petite pink blooms from NatureHills.com before this great new variety today!
