White Swan coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White with copper-orange central cone
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'White Swan' coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan') 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. White petals surround a copper-orange central cone from early to late summer. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Moonshine yarrow, Nodding onion, and Indian Summer rudbeckia.