Echinacea 'Breeders' Mix

On Arrival:

• Open your package as soon as it arrives and check the bare roots.
• Soak the roots in a bucket of cool, clean water for 2-3 hours to rehydrate them before planting.
• If you can’t plant right away, wrap them in damp newspaper or pop them in moist compost in a cool, frost-free spot. Don’t allow them to dry out.

Planting:

• Choose a sunny position with well-drained soil. Echinacea thrive in light, open conditions and dislike waterlogged sites.
• Prepare the soil by digging in compost or well-rotted manure to boost establishment.
• Dig a hole wide enough to spread the roots comfortably. Place the crown (where the shoots meet the roots) level with the soil surface.
• Backfill, firm the soil gently and water thoroughly.
• Space plants about 40-60cm apart to allow for their spread as they mature.

Aftercare:

• Keep the soil evenly moist while plants establish during their first season.
• Once established, echinacea are drought tolerant, needing only the occasional deep soak in extended dry spells.
• Apply a balanced fertiliser in spring as growth begins to give them a boost.
• Deadhead spent flowers regularly to prolong the flowering season.
• Leave some seedheads on the plants in autumn, as they will provide food for birds and look attractive through winter.
• Cut stems back to ground level in late autumn or early spring.
• Mulch around the crown in autumn to enrich the soil and help conserve moisture.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.