Eye-Catcher Coral Craze coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Eye-Catcher Coral Craze'
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
'Eye-Catcher Coral Craze' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Eye-Catcher Coral Craze') 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. Drought and salt do not bother it once it settles in. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Butterfly milkweed, Prairie dropseed, and Nodding onion.