Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea purpurea is 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.

• »  Attracts butterflies in large numbers
• »  Hummingbirds thrive on the sweet nectar
• »  Finches crave its seed in the fall
• »  Long blooming and a colorful cut flower
• »  Drought tolerant once established
• »  Looks terrific planted with native grasses