Lilliput coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Lilliput'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Rose pink rays with orange-brown center cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lilliput' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Lilliput') 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. Rose pink petals surround an orange-brown center cone from early to late summer, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. It stays 12 to 18 inches tall.
Pairs well with Indian grass, Nodding onion, and Indian Summer rudbeckia.