Sir Lancelot coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Sir Lancelot'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall18+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sir Lancelot' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Sir Lancelot') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and cut flowers. 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. Pink flowers open from early to late summer, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Butterfly milkweed, and Nodding onion.