Magnus Superior coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus Superior'
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
- Bloom color
- Rose-purple rays with orange-brown center cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Magnus Superior' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus Superior') is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and meadows. 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-purple petals surround an orange-brown center cone from early to late summer. It sits low on the menu for deer. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, Indian Summer rudbeckia, Moonshine yarrow, and Nodding onion.