Echinacea Pretty Parasols PP 31675 Pycnanthemum Acanthus would be worth growing

Acanthus would be worth growing even without its floral display because its handsome foliage is big

except in flower color

violet-purple flowers occur beneath the leaves in March (NC)

Red hot pokers are sun lovers

which is in turn edged with a lighter third shade of green

Echinacea Pretty Parasols PP 31675 Pycnanthemum Acanthus would be worth growing(aka: Echinacea JS Engeltje) Echinacea 'Pretty Parasols' has been absolutely fabulous in our trials, offering quite a variation from the typically bred, squatty coneflowers. This selection from Belgium's Jan Spruyt, is most likely an Echinacea pallida hybrid, which gives it improved garden longevity. The sturdy 3' tall stems are topped, starting for us in July with elegant, open bicolor flowers of white, surrounded by a central collar of pink around