Ovation coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Ovation'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2.5 to 3 feet tall18+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Rose-pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ovation' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Ovation') 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 blooms open from early to late summer on erect stems 30 to 36 inches tall, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit them. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Moonshine yarrow, Indian Summer rudbeckia, and Nodding onion.