Coneflower ‘Green Twister’ – Seeds (Echinacea purpurea)

Description:
Add a striking twist to your garden with Coneflower ‘Green Twister’ (Echinacea purpurea), an extraordinary variety featuring bi-colored petals that blend lime green edges into vivid magenta centers. This hardy perennial blooms from midsummer to autumn, attracting bees, butterflies, and pollinators. Easy to grow and drought-tolerant once established, it’s perfect for borders, wildlife gardens, and long-lasting cut flower displays.

Key Features

• Unique green and pink bi-colored petals

• Long-lasting blooms from summer to autumn

• Hardy perennial and drought-tolerant

• Excellent cut flower with strong stems

• Attracts bees, butterflies, and pollinators

Ideal For

• Cottage and wildlife gardens

• Flower borders and mixed beds

• Pollinator-friendly plantings

• Cut flower arrangements

Sowing & Growing

• Sow Indoors: February–April

• Transplant Outdoors: May–June

• Germination: 14–21 days at 18–22°C

• Flowering: July–September

• Height: 70–90 cm

• Spacing: 30–45 cm apart

• Light: Full sun

• Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile

Care Tips

• Water young plants regularly until established

• Deadhead to encourage extended flowering

• Cut back in autumn for tidy regrowth

• Drought-tolerant once mature