Echinacea purpurea 'Pica Bella'

ëPica Bella is a compact purple coneflower that typically grows in an upright clump to 24î (less frequently to 36î) tall on stems clad with toothed, tapering, narrow-ovate, dark green leaves. Daisy-like coneflowers with narrow deep pink rays and orange-bronze central cones bloom from June to early September, sometimes with sporadic later bloom. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones are often visited by goldfinches that feed on the seeds. Echinacea comes from the Greek word ìechinosî meaning hedgehog in refere... more »

ëPica Bella is a compact purple coneflower that typically grows in an upright clump to 24î (less frequently to 36î) tall on stems clad with toothed, tapering, narrow-ovate, dark green leaves. Daisy-like coneflowers with narrow deep pink rays and orange-bronze central cones bloom from June to early September, sometimes with sporadic later bloom. The dead flower stems will remain erect well into the winter, and if flower heads are not removed, the blackened cones are often visited by goldfinches that feed on the seeds. Echinacea comes from the Greek word ìechinosî meaning hedgehog in reference to the flowers spiny center cone. The RHS Horticultural Database reports that E. purpurea ëPica Bella is a seedling of E. purpurea ëAbenstem. (less)