Echinacea purpurea magnus

19.06.2023 - 09:35 / aberdeengardening.co.uk

Not really sure if  Echinacea purpurea magnus goes well with the yellow Rudbeckia, at least the painted lady butterfly likes it.

I tried so very often to grow Echinacea when we lived in  Aberdeen. Never had much success, occasionally they would flower in the first season, only to fail miserably in the second.

Here in Cheshire this is the third year that Echinacea purpurea magnus has added colour to a South East facing border in the back garden.

The butterflies and bees just love this plant. It started into flower in late July, lasting into early October.

We also have an (Echinacea purpurea) in the central border of the back garden which, unlike Magnus  shown today grew to a helluva height, almost seven feet tall.

Magnus, however behaves itself reaching only one metre, which is 3ft 4inches.

I enjoy taking pictures with my compact camera, I am no expert just kind of line it up and click. Some look fine to me, others are rubbish, but hey, I am quite pleased with the first picture, having captured a painted lady butterfly enjoying the nectar.

All in all, the Echinacea purpurea magnus has performed well in our Cheshire garden. I wonder if it will grow well enough when we move to our new house which is just across the Forth estuary from Edinburgh.

The Echinacea purpurea magnus is a must have perennial for the garden.  especially if you happen to live South of Aberdeen. actually, if you do  live in Aberdeen and have had ongoing success with echinacea I would really like to hear about it.

Flowering late Summer early October this perennial reaches a height of approximately one mtr/ a little over three ft.

The pink petals surround the central rust coloured cone, forgot to mention Echinacea is also commonly