Echinacea ‘Delicious Candy’ – Soft Pastel Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Delicious Candy’ is a charming perennial featuring soft pink flowers with slightly ruffled petals and prominent central cones, blooming from mid-summer to early autumn. Upright stems rise above grey-green foliage, creating a delicate yet structured presence in borders, containers, and pollinator gardens.
This hardy, low-maintenance plant attracts bees and butterflies while providing long-lasting summer blooms. Perfect for mixed borders, cottage gardens, and naturalistic plantings, ‘Delicious Candy’ adds soft colour, texture, and seasonal interest.
Why Grow Echinacea ‘Delicious Candy’?
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Soft Pink Flowers – Adds subtle, romantic colour to any garden.
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Long-Flowering – Blooms mid-summer to early autumn.
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Pollinator-Friendly – Attracts bees and butterflies.
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Compact, Upright Habit – Ideal for borders and containers.
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Low Maintenance – Hardy, drought-tolerant, and easy to grow.
Height and Spread
Grows to approximately 50–60cm (20–24in) high, with a spread of 40–50cm (16–20in).
Where to Site Your Echinacea ‘Delicious Candy’
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Mixed perennial borders
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Cottage and pollinator gardens
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Containers and patio planting
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Naturalistic or meadow-style schemes
How to Grow and Care
Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil.
Light: Full sun for best flowering.
Watering: Water regularly until established; drought-tolerant once mature.
Maintenance
Deadhead spent flowers to prolong bloom and encourage new growth. Divide clumps every 3–4 years if needed. Generally pest- and disease-free.
Perfect Plant Combinations
Rudbeckia, Sedum, Lavandula, Salvia, ornamental grasses, other Echinacea varieties.
Conclusion
Echinacea ‘Delicious Candy’ is a soft pastel perennial with long-lasting summer blooms, pollinator appeal, and upright structure. Its low-maintenance habit makes it perfect for borders, containers, and naturalistic planting schemes.
Does the height include the pot?
No, we measure from the top of the pot to the tip of the plant except for some of the instant planted screens, in this case it will be stated in the description
How long does delivery take?
Most orders are delivered in just a few days, Smaller items are often sent with Parcelforce on a next day service, Larger items should allow up to 10 days due to the size of the items they often have to be sent on our own transport.
Where will you leave my plants?
We will leave your order at the front of your property, Parcelforce may
leave your items in a safe place if you let us know, Pallet couriers
will require a flat hard surface to deliver to, no gravel or soil, a
driveway or parking spot would be best. Most importantly Deliveries by
pallet courier will require access for a large truck (bin lorry sized)
to get near the delivery point. Deliveries sent on our own transport may come in a small van or larger truck.
