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Echinacea Red Rocket

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Echinacea are becoming increasingly popular, they are known for a prairie style, daisy like flower. Also called Coneflower they are attractive to birds and butterflies. They have a centre of seeds heads, surrounded by colourful blooms. Not only perfect in any garden or patio setting, they make an excellent choice for unique cut flowers.

Red Rocket boasts vivid, bright red flower heads, with deeper red centres. This is a showy flower, that will add a dazzling red splash to your plant combinations.

    Echinacea Red Rocket

    About the Echinacea Red Rocket

    Care Instructions

    Echinacea prefer a well drained soil which is rich in organic matter. They also grow well in containers, but they do have to be fairly large containers at least 40cm across, to get the best results.
    Watering is straight forward, in the summer months they can be thirsty. It is best to keep the compost moist but not too wet.

    Position, sunlight and more

    Echinacea prefers full sun but can grow well in partial shade. The soil is best to be well-drained and have a good amount of organic matter.

    Height and Spread

    Red Rocket will grow 50-60cm in height and will spread up to 45cm.

    Feeding, Pruning & more

    Feeding - Echinacea is not a plant that needs too much feeding, an application of slow release fertilizer or a mulch with manure in the spring is ideal. For further feeding in the year, a liquid fertiliser works very well. This is particularly the case if growing your plants in a container

    Pruning - this is not a plant that needs too much pruning at all. For best results and to encourage more blooms, deadheading is suggested, this is best done by cutting the dead flower stems off at the base of the plant.

    Propagation - The best way to propagate echinacea is from division. This is particularly the case with the more unusual varieties such as, this one which can not be grown from seed. The best time to divide the plants is in early spring or Autumn.

    Our pot & plant size explained

    At Newlands Nursery we grow and sell plants in a variety of different sizes, from small starter plants up to planted containers. 

    We know it can be tricky to picture the size of each plant. This page gives you an idea of the size of the plants we are sending out.

    Please keep in mind that plants vary from one season to the next. The size of the plant refers to the pot or plug it is grown in, rather than the height of the plant, unless specifically mentioned on the plant page. 

    Picture of plug plant size

    Starter Plant (Plug Plant)

    Plug Size: 2cm by 4cm. Our most popular size. This is often the most economical way of buying plants and is a great way to get a head start on the season. Generally this size is best to be potted up before planting out.

    Picture of Jumbo plug plant

    Jumbo Plug

    Plug Size: 6cm by 7cm. A fantastic alternative to a 9cm pot and saves on plastic too. The plants in this size are well established and give you a head start. This size is perfect for planting straight into containers and baskets as well as the garden.

    Picture of 9cm pot

    9cm pot

    Pot size: 9cm by 9-10cm. This size hold some well established plants, some of which maybe around 1 year old. We sell most of our ranges in this size and most of the plants sold in this size, are established enough to be planted straight outside.

    Picture of 13cm or 1 litre pot

    13cm or 1 litre pot

    Pot size: 12-13cm by 12-15cm Currently our largest size of plant, with the exception of our planted containers. Many of our House Plants are available in this size, as well as some special collections and varieties.

    • Flowering time and interest

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