Echinacea 'Tnechkw' (Kismet Series) syn. Echinacea 'Kismet White'
Coneflower 'Kismet White'
Echinacea is well known for its large, daisy-like flowers. It is a bold, sturdy perennial sporting flowers with a large cone-shaped center, hence its common name of Coneflower. A long flowering perennial with blooms that can continue for over two months and last well as cut flowers. 'Kismet White' is a compact dwarf form with many large white flowers which have dark yellow-green cones.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Coneflower 'Kismet White'
Latin name
Echinacea 'Tnechkw' (Kismet Series) syn. Echinacea 'Kismet White'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
0.45 M
Echinacea 'Tnechkw' (Kismet Series) syn. Echinacea 'Kismet White'
Echinacea is well known for its large, daisy-like flowers. It is a bold, sturdy perennial sporting flowers with a large cone-shaped center, hence its common name of Coneflower. A long flowering perennial with blooms that can continue for over two months and last well as cut flowers. 'Kismet White' is a compact dwarf form with many large white flowers which have dark yellow-green cones.
Planting outdoors
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant container grown plants in fertile well drained soil in spring, in full sun to partial shade.
Propagation by root cuttings.
From Early Winter TO Late Winter
Carefully lift the plant out of the ground, do not to damage its roots. Rinse the roots in water to remove all soil. With a sharp knife, take off 5cm lengths of pencil thin roots. Fill pots with compost to which grit has been added, lay the cuttings, spaced out, on top. Cover with a thin layer of compost. Water well, label pots and place in a in a cold frame or somewhere cool indoors. Replant the parent plant.
Flowering season
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
Flowers late spring to late summer, when in full sun, but a little later in partial shade.
Propagation by seed under glass
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
Sow seed in trays of moist compost in late winter, cover and maintain a temperature of 13C. Harden them off before setting outdoors in a nursery bed in early summer, then on into growing position from early autumn onwards.
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