Twilight coneflower
Echinacea 'Twilight'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 2.5 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
'Twilight' coneflower (Echinacea 'Twilight') 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. It blooms from early to late summer and again in autumn. It sits low on the menu for deer. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Dense blazing star, Silver feather grass, and Catmint.