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Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea purpurea
Common Name: purple coneflower

One of the great butterfly magnets of the native perennial garden! Coneflowers are easy to grow in average to dry, well drained soils. Flowers with large orange gold spiky centers and strong reflexed rose pink petals appear in July and August. Very drought tolerant.

Height: 2-3 Feet
Spread: 18-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9