Pixie Meadowbrite coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Pixie Meadowbrite'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pixie Meadowbrite' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Pixie Meadowbrite') is a perennial for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It blooms from early to late summer with fragrant flowers that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds. Deer tend to pass it by. It is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Butterfly milkweed, Blue grama, and Omomuki daylily.