Delicious Candy coneflower
Echinacea 'Delicious Candy'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Delicious Candy' coneflower (Echinacea 'Delicious Candy') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It blooms from early to late summer and has fragrant flowers. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, Blue fescue, and Garlic chives.