Green Eyes coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Green Eyes'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Magenta-pink rays with green to orange cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Green Eyes' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Green Eyes') 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 soil of most types. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the magenta-pink flowers with green to orange cones. Deer tend to pass it by. It also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, Butterfly milkweed, and Nodding onion.