Rocky Top tennessee coneflower
Echinacea tennesseensis 'Rocky Top'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall18+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink rays and blackish cone
- Soil types
- Clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rocky Top' Tennessee coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis 'Rocky Top') is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, clay soil. Pink petals surround a blackish cone from early to late summer. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms, and the plant is drought tolerant. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Indian grass, Cardinal flower, and Fragrant sumac.