Cone-fections Hot Papaya coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Cone-fections Hot Papaya'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cone-fections Hot Papaya' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Cone-fections Hot Papaya') 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. It blooms from early to late summer and draws butterflies, bees, and birds. It also tolerates drought and salt. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Butterfly milkweed, Prairie dropseed, and Nodding onion.