{"product_id":"echinacea-starlight","title":"Echinacea 'Starlight' Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Starlight' is a reliable purple coneflower with sturdy, upright stems of rosy pink daisies around a domed orange-brown cone, flowering through late summer when many borders are starting to fade.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eEchinacea purpurea\u003c\/em\u003e 'Starlight' brings colour to prairie, cottage and gravel planting, and the flowers last well in a vase. Bees and butterflies work the cones all summer. Leave the seedheads standing into winter and goldfinches will come for the seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow indoors February to April at about 20°C, lightly covered, 5mm deep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination: 10 to 21 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlant out in late May or June after the last frosts, 45cm apart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePosition: full sun in well-drained soil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: up to 1m, with a spread of about 60cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowers: July to September; plants usually flower fully from their second summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardy perennial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 150 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEchinacea is a mainstay of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003eplants for bees and pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/summer-flowering-plants\"\u003esummer flowering plants\u003c\/a\u003e. Browse all our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003eflower and herb seeds\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915711123839,"sku":"PS1055","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/dd5959912d3636a266cf0f0c3bd486e2c79b24231fbe971d300a8eae598079e6.png?v=1792743657","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/echinacea-starlight","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}