Avalanche coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Avalanche'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White with yellow-green center cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Avalanche' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Avalanche') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and cut flowers. 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 soil of most types. White petals surround a yellow-green center cone, and butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Standing Ovation little bluestem, Butterfly milkweed, Prairie dropseed, and Nodding onion.