Prairie Splendor coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Prairie Splendor'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Rose-magenta rays with orange center cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Prairie Splendor' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Prairie Splendor') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and meadows. 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-magenta petals surround an orange center cone from early to late summer, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows 12 to 24 inches tall and tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, Butterfly milkweed, and Nodding onion.