Echinacea pallida 'Hula Dancer' is a cultivar of the pale purple coneflower in the Asteraceae family, notable for its narrow, drooping ray florets. It is a herbaceous 

 valued for a long summer into autumn display, flowering from July to October. The flowers bear pale rose‑purple to nearly white rays around a central cone. Plants develop from a taprooting 

 and typically produce clearly defined single stems or multi‑stemmed clumps in cultivation.

Echinacea pallida 'Hula Dancer' belongs to the genus Echinacea within the Asteraceae and derives from the species commonly called the pale purple coneflower. The species originates from central North America and Ontario, where it grows as a herbaceous perennial with a pronounced taproot and narrow, elongated ray florets; the cultivar retains that characteristic floral form and appears in gardens from July to October. Give the plant a position where water does not stand around the crown; well‑drained soil suits its taproot and helps prevent rot. A site with good light will encourage flowering through the July–October period. Plants often form multi‑stemmed clumps in cultivation, so allow room for a rounded group rather than a single isolated crown. In UK planting schemes, use Echinacea pallida 'Hula Dancer' in late‑summer borders, meadow or prairie‑style mixes and gravel beds where its paler, narrow rays can soften stronger colours. The vertical cones and slender, drooping petals add a different silhouette to summer borders and combine well with plants that provide contrasting leaf texture or structural seedheads later in the year. Siting it where the flower heads are visible up close rewards inspection of the narrow petals and central cones through to autumn.

Echinacea pallida 'Hula Dancer' is a cultivar of the pale purple coneflower in the Asteraceae family, notable for its narrow, drooping ray florets. It is a herbaceous perennial valued for a long summer into autumn display, flowering from July to October. The flowers bear pale rose‑purple to nearly white rays around a central cone. Plants develop from a taprooting crown and typically produce clearly defined single stems or multi‑stemmed clumps in cultivation.

Echinacea pallida 'Hula Dancer' flowers from July to October with pale rose‑purple to nearly white rays, ideal for late‑summer borders.

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