Pink Shimmer coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Shimmer'
RHS AGM 2020
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pink Shimmer' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Shimmer') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and cut flower use. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It blooms from early to late summer and draws butterflies, bees, and birds. It also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, Butterfly milkweed, and Indian grass.