Pretty Parasol Gray Coneflower

Unusual bone-white petals, gracefully arching backward away from the pink centers and rising orange spikey cone! That's the Pretty Parasol Gray Coneflower PP31,675 (Echinacea x 'JS Engeltje') when it's in all its glory in spring and summer and even fall!

Like lovely Victorian parasols, these large blooms light up your beds and borders with unusual colors! Standing tall like landing pads for the wide variety of bees and butterflies that will be flocking to these blooms! Tall, strong stems rise above a deep-green clump of large foliage, creating upwards-reaching clumps that defy the sun, heat, and humidity.

These perennials bloom for an extended period of time,! That is of course if you don't use them all in your cut flower bouquets first! Incredible blooms in the vase as well as the garden, you'll want to plant a few extras so you and your bees have plenty to share!

Hardy throughout USDA planting zones 5 to 9, and grows 3 feet in height but only spreads about 2 feet wide! This Gray-Headed Coneflower hybrid retains its native hardiness and adaptability, handling heat, sun, cold, deer and rabbits without issue!

Planting and Application:

An unusual bloom like this deserves to be in the spotlight! Highlight in a place of distinction where these unusual Coneflowers can really shine! Plant in long rows along sunny borders or as a backdrop to your Perennial borders and beds! The tall stems wave as back-of-the-border focal points, or prominent groupings in your Wildflower garden.

With so much variety in the Coneflower family, why not include this unusual specimen along with its many other cousins for a statement bed that calls all the birds, butterflies, and attention from onlookers?

Cottage gardens and Cut Flower gardens alike are perfect sites for these blooms. Long-lasting and as hardy and easy-going as the native variety, you'll enjoy blooms all spring and summer, both as solitary specimens or en masse! Plant in native prairie and meadow gardens where Pretty Parasols Echinacea updates the tired garden color palette!

And when it's not in bloom, its lance-shaped foliage will keep your garden green and lively! Providing a great backdrop that sets off your other Perennial plantings and Mixed-shrub borders whether in bloom or not! They even look fantastic as thrillers in containers and planters!

• Gorgeous Parasol Shaped Blooms!
• Raised Orange Cones & Pink Centers Ombre Fade to Bone White
• Upright Clumps of Dark-Green Foliage
• Dramatic Cut Flowers & Pollinators Galore!
• Tall Border Perennials, Specimen & Native Plantings

#ProPlantTips for Care:

For best results, plant in full sun in a well-drained area. Pretty Parasol Gray Coneflower is a full sun-loving herbaceous perennial. Any hot sunny garden plot is fantastic for these long-lasting blooms!

Reaching about 3 feet in height at maturity, Coneflowers form dense clumps of mounded foliage that stay put where it's planted. Not particular on soil type, any well-drained soil that's been enriched with compost and mulched is best. All plants appreciate a 3-4-inch layer of arborist mulch and Nature Hills Root Booster to keep them stress-free.

This tough plant is drought tolerant once established but will perform its best with medium moisture soil that drains very well. Use a raised bed, or grow them in containers if you have poorly drained soil that retains water for a long time.

Divide clumps when they become overcrowded, about every 4 years. Echinacea is known for its large flower heads that go to seed in the fall. Pretty Parasol Gray Coneflower usually reblooms after some deadheading, but if spent flowers are removed, this will encourage continued beautiful blooms and improve general appearance.

If you leave some spent blooms on the plants in the fall, their seeds provide winter food for songbirds. You can enjoy the dried seed heads as well because they will provide architectural interest in the winter.

• Bloom Best & Strongest Stems In Full Sun
• Any Well-Drained Soil Type
• Moderate Moisture Needs - Drought-Tolerant Once Established
• Deadhead Often For More Blooms & Prune Early Spring
• Heat & Cold Hardy - Deer, Rabbit & Pest-Resistant
• Low Maintenance & Easy Care

Our native Echinacea varieties do great throughout most of the country with very little care. These are tough, vigorous Coneflowers who tolerate even rookie gardeners! Order your own novelty blooms with Pretty Parasol Gray Coneflower for delightful umbrellas of unique gray to your garden's color palette! Head over to NatureHills.com today!