Echinacea SUNSEEKERS® Blush

Common Name:

Echinacea 'SunSeekers Blush' – Blush Pink Coneflower

Description:

Echinacea 'SunSeekers Blush' is a stunning, compact flowering perennial celebrated for its delicate blush-pink blooms, prominent coppery-orange centres and exceptional garden performance. Part of the popular SunSeekers range, this beautiful coneflower produces an abundance of large, daisy-like flowers featuring soft pastel pink petals surrounding distinctive, raised central cones that mature from warm orange to rich bronze-brown. Its sturdy, upright stems rise above a dense clump of attractive, deep green foliage, creating a colourful and elegant display throughout the warmer months. With its naturally compact and bushy growth habit, Echinacea 'SunSeekers Blush' is an excellent choice for cottage gardens, mixed perennial borders, mass plantings and decorative containers.

Flowering from late spring through summer and into autumn, Echinacea 'SunSeekers Blush' provides an extended display of beautiful blooms that attract bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators. Well suited to Melbourne's temperate climate, it thrives in full sun and prefers fertile, well-drained soil. Once established, it demonstrates excellent heat tolerance and good drought resistance, making it an ideal choice for water-wise gardens and low-maintenance landscapes. Regular deadheading encourages further flowering, while leaving some mature seed heads in place can provide a valuable food source for seed-eating birds. During Melbourne's cooler winter months, the plant may die back to ground level before producing fresh growth in spring. Growing approximately 60 cm tall and 50 cm wide, this hardy perennial combines soft, romantic colour with reliable performance, making it a versatile addition to contemporary, cottage and naturalistic garden designs.

Form:

- Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:

• Height: 60 cm

• Width: 50 cm

Aspect:

- Full Sun

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring

• Flowers in Summer

• Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:

• Blush pink

• Soft pastel pink

• Pale rose pink

• Coppery-orange to bronze-brown central cones

Key Attributes:

• Bee Attracting

• Bird Attracting

• Butterfly Attracting

• Compact Growth Habit

• Drought Tolerant Once Established

• Heat Tolerant

• Herbaceous

• Long Flowering Period

• Low Maintenance

• Perennial

• Pollinator Friendly

• Suitable for Cottage Gardens

• Suitable for Cut Flowers

• Suitable for Dried Flower Arrangements

• Suitable for Mass Planting

• Suitable for Pots

• Water-Wise Gardening

• Winter Dormant

Toxicity:

Echinacea 'SunSeekers Blush' is generally considered non-toxic to humans, dogs and cats. However, consuming large quantities of plant material may cause mild gastrointestinal discomfort in pets. Individuals with sensitivities to plants in the Asteraceae family may experience allergic reactions when handling or ingesting Echinacea. Although some Echinacea species are traditionally used in herbal preparations, this ornamental cultivar is not specifically grown or recommended for medicinal consumption.

Companion Plants:

• Achillea (Yarrow)

• Agastache (Hummingbird Mint)

• Coreopsis (Tickseed)

• Gaura (Butterfly Bush)

• Helenium (Sneezeweed)

• Lavandula (Lavender)

• Nepeta (Catmint)

• Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)

• Penstemon

• Pennisetum (Fountain Grass)

• Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan)

• Salvia nemorosa

• Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

• Stachys byzantina (Lamb's Ear)

• Verbena bonariensis

  Plant Growers Australia (PGA) is an innovative wholesale production nursery based in Melbourne, renowned for superior quality garden plants and pioneering breeding programs.
  PGA do not sell direct to the public, but their website has detailed information on this species that is available for everyone to access. 
  Visit www.pga.com.au for further details and photos of this plant.