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Echinacea garden profile

Echinacea garden profile planted in a chateau garden

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Echinacea garden profile

Echinacea

Echinacea: 53 referenced varieties, exposure partial shade, sun, well-drained, fertile, moist, heavy soil, recorded height 0,15 m to 1 m, uses and selection for a character garden.

Directory profile prepared – July 2026

Echinacea garden profile planted in a chateau garden

Echinacea garden profile groups 53 referenced varieties or forms in the Chatelain plant database. This perennial group is read through exposure partial shade, sun, well-drained, fertile, moist, heavy soil and a recorded mature size of 0,15 m to 1 m.

Genus identity card

Genus identity card

EchinaceaIn-house reference record

Exposurepartial shade, sun

Soilwell-drained, fertile, moist, heavy, light

Recorded height0,15 m to 1 m

Garden usescontainer, balcony, bushy, cut flowers, border

Observed seasonsFebruary, March, April, May, August, September, October, November / June, July, August, September

Referenced varieties53
Varieties to notice

Varieties to notice

Variety Colour / habit Height
Echinacea pallida pink – shrub habit, bushy, upright 0,5 m to 1 m
Echinacea pallida ‘Hula Dancer’ white – shrub habit, bushy, upright 0,5 m to 1 m
Echinacea paradoxa var. paradoxa yellow – shrub habit, bushy, upright 0,5 m to 1 m
Echinacea purpurea ‘Alans Pride’ white, green – shrub habit, bushy, upright 0,5 m to 1 m
Echinacea purpurea ‘Alba’ white – shrub habit, bushy, upright 0,5 m to 1 m
Echinacea purpurea ‘August Koningin’ pink – shrub habit, bushy, upright 0,5 m to 1 m
Echinacea purpurea ‘Double Decker’ pink – shrub habit, bushy, upright 0,5 m to 1 m
Echinacea purpurea ‘Fatal Attraction’ pink, red – shrub habit, bushy, upright 0,15 m to 0,5 m
Echinacea purpurea ‘Feeling Pink’ pink – shrub habit, bushy, upright 0,15 m to 0,5 m
Echinacea purpurea ‘Feeling White’ white – shrub habit, bushy, upright 0,15 m to 0,5 m
The Chatelain’s Eye

The Echinacea directory helps choose a garden scene before a variety: habit, exposure and mature volume come before flower appeal.

– Les Jardins d’un Chatelain

Directory reading

Directory reading

Echinacea: 53 referenced varieties, exposure partial shade, sun, well-drained, fertile, moist, heavy soil, recorded height 0,15 m to 1 m, uses and selection for a character garden.

The table highlights distinct reference entries to give a concrete view of the group and guide realistic garden choices.

The Chatelain Method

The Chatelain Method

01 – Observe

Observe

Read the light before purchase: partial shade, sun.

02 – Diagnose

Diagnose

Check that the soil matches the dominant need: well-drained, fertile, moist.

03 – Correct

Correct

Choose a variety by mature volume, not only by flower.

04 – Prevent

Prevent

Watch water, wind and root competition during the first season.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

Where should Echinacea garden profile be placed?

The record mainly points to partial shade, sun. The final position also depends on wind, afternoon heat and mature volume.

What soil is suitable?

The group mainly needs well-drained, fertile, moist soil. Prepare soil structure before planting.

How many varieties are referenced?

53 varieties or forms are grouped in the local directory for this genus or horticultural group.

Sources and checks

Sources and checks

Written and checked by the editorial team of Les Jardins d’un ChatelainLes Jardins d’un Chatelain – The Gardens of a Chatelain