Pas702917 coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Pas702917'
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
'Pas702917' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Pas702917') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and cut flowers. 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, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall.
Pairs well with Butterfly milkweed, Prairie dropseed, and Nodding onion.