Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

These plants get 24” – 36” feet tall 12” – 24” wide, clump forming. Hardy plant, blooms starting in June and continues until frost. Sturdy stems do not need staking.  Good for cut flowers or you can leave stems and seed heads all winter for food and interest. 4″ pots. Mix of Baby Swan Deep Pink, Primadonna Deep Rose and Prairie Splendor 5.

Grows best in full sun, loves heat, well drained sandy and richer soils, is drought tolerant after establishment.  Deer resistant. Native to southeastern and central US, (not Massachusetts). Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Special Value to Native bees. Photo Credit: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons