Bloom Color

Interesting Notes

An improvment over Magnus having stronger, more intense, carmine-red flowers. This is probably the best pupurea form on the market.

Purple Coneflowers are a celebrated ornamental in the native plant garden. The dark pink petals that surround an orange center make this a superb cut flower. It attracts butterflies and small birds and is famous for its medicinal uses which include alleviating skin rashes and boosting the immune system. Though it prefers moist well-drained soil, it will tolerate dry conditions and grow in the open shade garden. It grows 3 to 5 feet tall and looks excellent in the middle or back of a butterfly garden or in mass plantings in a prairie meadow garden. It makes a spectacular display that blooms seemingly without end from summer to fall. Plant with Pycnanthemum (mountain Mint), Rudbeckia (Missouri Black-eyed susan), Ratibida (Prairie coneflower) and Asters (Aromatic and New England). Easy Wildflowers

Growing and Maintenance Tips

Plant coneflowers in full sun and well drained soils. they prefer moist or average soils, but once established will tolerate dry soils. Go easy on fertilizer, especially in production, as the resulting quick growth seems to make the plant more susceptible to disease.