Fatal Attraction coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Fatal Attraction'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size18 to 24 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Magenta purple with orange-brown center
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Fatal Attraction' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Fatal Attraction') 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. Magenta purple flowers with orange-brown centers open from early to late summer and again in early autumn. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Butterfly milkweed, Prairie dropseed, and Nodding onion.