Green Jewel coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Green Jewel'
RHS AGM 2020
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
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Light green rays with dark green cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Green Jewel' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Green Jewel') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator 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. Deer tend to pass it by. The light green petals surround a dark green cone and bloom from late spring through summer. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Standing Ovation little bluestem, Eastern columbine, Indian Summer rudbeckia, and Nodding onion.