Sparkler coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Sparkler'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Rose-pink rays with orange-brown center cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sparkler' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Sparkler') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and cut flower beds. 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. Rose-pink petals surround an orange-brown center cone from early to late summer. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Prairie Sun rudbeckia, Little bluestem, Moonshine yarrow, and Nodding onion.