Rubinstern coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Carmine red to purple rays and bronze-brown cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rubinstern' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, 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. Carmine red to purple rays surround a bronze-brown cone from early to late summer, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, New England aster, Prairie Sun rudbeckia, and Nodding onion.