Happy Star coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Happy Star'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall18+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Happy Star' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Happy Star') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White flowers open from early to late summer and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Indian Summer rudbeckia, Little bluestem, and Nodding onion.