bush's purple coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bush's purple coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa) is a perennial for borders, meadows, naturalized areas, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist soil of most types. It sits low on the menu for deer. Yellow flowers have dark coppery cones and attract butterflies, bees, and birds. Leave the cones on at the end of the season so birds can feed on the seeds.
Pairs well with Aromatic aster, Nodding onion, and Sedge.
Native range
Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.