Cranberry Cupcake coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Cranberry Cupcake'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size18 to 24 inches tall18+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink rays and darker pink double center
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cranberry Cupcake' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Cranberry Cupcake') 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Pink petals surround a darker pink double center from early to late summer. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms, and the plant tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, Nodding onion, and Indian Summer rudbeckia.