White Swan Echinacea, Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'

White Swan Echinacea is a freely branching  native  perennial with strong upright stems that do not need staking and dark green foliage.  The large fragrant flowers with drooping white petals and green tinted copper cone bloom throughout summer.  Thrives in  full sun and well-drained soils.  The flowers  attract butterflies and  bees, and spent stems will stay erect and attract birds if not removed.  Drought tolerant.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Susceptible to aster yellows disease and eriophyid mites.  Heat and drought tolerant.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings,  Borders,  Woodland Garden,  Rock Gardens,  Groundcover,  Native Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Liatris,  Baby’s Breath,  Salvia

 IMAGES: Kor!An (Корзун Андрей), Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' (in a flowerbed), CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Kor!An (Корзун Андрей), Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' (in a flowerbed), CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Salicyna, Echinacea purpurea White Swan 2020-07-30 1671, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Salicyna, Echinacea purpurea White Swan 2020-07-30 1673, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.