Echinacea 'Little Annie'

ëLittle Annie is the shortest coneflower currently being sold in commerce. It typically grows in a clump to only 6-10\ tall when in full bloom. It was discovered growing in a planting of Echinacea 'Kim's Knee High' by Eric Stahlheber of Southernwood Gardens in Jonesboro, Illinois. Flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Each flower (to 2 1/2\" diameter) features downward-arching lavender-pink rays that surround a dark orange center cone. Medium green leaves are narrow-ovate. Good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flowe... more »

ëLittle Annie is the shortest coneflower currently being sold in commerce. It typically grows in a clump to only 6-10\ tall when in full bloom. It was discovered growing in a planting of Echinacea 'Kim's Knee High' by Eric Stahlheber of Southernwood Gardens in Jonesboro, Illinois. Flowers bloom from late spring to late summer, sometimes with additional sporadic bloom until frost. Each flower (to 2 1/2\" diameter) features downward-arching lavender-pink rays that surround a dark orange center cone. Medium green leaves are narrow-ovate. Good fresh cut or dried flower. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones may be visited by goldfinches or other birds that feed on the seeds. Echinacea comes from the Greek word ìechinosî meaning hedgehog in reference to the spiny center cone found on most flowers in the genus. U. S. Plant Patent Applied For (PPAF)." (less)