Butterfly Kisses coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Butterfly Kisses'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Butterfly Kisses' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Butterfly Kisses') 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 soil of most types. Pink flowers open from early to late summer and attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, Butterfly milkweed, Moonshine yarrow, and Nodding onion.