Amado coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Amado'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall18+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White rays with greenish-orange center cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Amado' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Amado') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White petals surround a greenish-orange center cone from early to late summer, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the flowers. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, Moonshine yarrow, Nodding onion, and Standing Ovation little bluestem.