Secret Lust coneflower
Echinacea 'Secret Lust'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Light-pink rays with orange-red center cone (double)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Secret Lust' coneflower (Echinacea 'Secret Lust') 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 soil of most types. Its double, light-pink petals surround an orange-red center cone, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer rarely make it their first choice. This coneflower is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Blonde Ambition blue grama, Nodding onion, and Cytherea peony.