Secret Love coneflower
Echinacea 'Secret Love'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Secret Love' coneflower (Echinacea 'Secret Love') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms, which are fragrant. It stays drought tolerant once settled in. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Yarrow, Bee balm, and Standing Ovation little bluestem.