Mistral coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Mistral'
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
- Pink with bronze-orange center cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Mistral' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Mistral') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and cut flower beds. 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. Pink petals surround a bronze-orange 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 also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Indian Summer rudbeckia, Indian grass, Moonshine yarrow, and Nodding onion.