Echinacea (Coneflower)
Color Name: Magnus
The classic purple coneflower. Beautiful rose pink ray petals with a coppery brown, spiky central cone. Petals are held horizontally, making the flowers appear even bigger. Newer blooms are more intense in color and lighten to pale rose as they age, lending a bicolor effect to the entire clump of Echinacea.
Praised for their large, daisy-like flowers which appear from midsummer thru fall, after many other perennials have finished blooming, Coneflowers are a mainstay in today's garden. If deadheaded, the bloom cycle will be extended. However, some spent blooms should be left on the plants in fall because their seeds provide winter food for finches and other birds. The dried seed heads also provide architectural interest in the winter.
Growing Tips: Coneflowers like it sunny and hot. Though they will tolerate light shade, fewer flowers will be produced and the plants will be weakened. Light, loamy soils are best but coneflowers will grow in any well-drained soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant.
Photo courtesy of Walters Garden, Inc.
The classic purple coneflower. Beautiful rose pink ray petals with a coppery brown, spiky central cone. Petals are held horizontally, making the flowers appear even bigger. Newer blooms are more intense in color and lighten to pale rose as they age, lending a bicolor effect to the entire clump of Echinacea.
Praised for their large, daisy-like flowers which appear from midsummer thru fall, after many other perennials have finished blooming, Coneflowers are a mainstay in today's garden. If deadheaded, the bloom cycle will be extended. However, some spent blooms should be left on the plants in fall because their seeds provide winter food for finches and other birds. The dried seed heads also provide architectural interest in the winter.
Growing Tips: Coneflowers like it sunny and hot. Though they will tolerate light shade, fewer flowers will be produced and the plants will be weakened. Light, loamy soils are best but coneflowers will grow in any well-drained soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant.
Photo courtesy of Walters Garden, Inc.
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Flower Color: Purple Shades Foliage Color: Green Shades
Height: 30 to 36 Inches Spread: 18 to 24 Inches Hardy in Zone: 4, 5, 6 |
Blooms: Summer to Fall
Foliage Season: All Season |
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Needs
Dry
Moderate
Attributes |
 Fragrant  Extended Bloomer  Dried Flower  Container  Native Mass Planting Landscapes Easy to Grow Drought Tolerant Cut Flower or Foilage Border
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Attracts
Butterflies
Critter Resistance
Deer
