Red Knee High coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Red Knee High'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Magenta red rays
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Red Knee High' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Red Knee High') 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. Magenta red blooms open from early to late summer and attract butterflies, bees, and birds. It reaches 12 to 18 inches tall and tolerates drought and salt. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, New England aster, and Indian Summer rudbeckia.