Coneflower Varieties
The coneflowers are butterfly magnets and I think every garden should have purple coneflowers White Coneflower Echinacea purpurea White Swan Posted by Snapshot.
Coneflower Varieties. This lovely plant is truly gorgeous in combination with the yellow coneflower. If purple doesnt pair well with your gardens color palette dont fret. Echinacea purpurea Coconut Lime.
Green Envy has fat jade green petals with magenta veins. Echinacea Big Sky Summer Sky. Most varieties have large single-petaled blooms but double- and triple-flowered types are also available.
Though pinkish-purple may be the standard echinacea flowers are actually available in a striking variety of hues from white yellow and pale peach to vibrant orange pink and red. The coneflower trial updated another evaluation held more than a decade earlier. Coneflowers grow 18 to 36 inches tall and are deer resistant.
The center cones start out green and mature to a purple-brown. Purple coneflower is known for its large purple flowers with prominent spiny cones in the centers. The most common species available to gardeners is Echinacea purpurea the purple coneflower.
Plants grow to 30 inches tall and are hardy in zones 4 to 9. Serving as a bold yet easy-to-grow perennial you cant go wrong with Spring Hills delightful selection of coneflowers. Coneflower colors include pink red orange white and yellow.
Echinacea Pink Double Delight. Weve perfected our techniques for propagating and cultivating over 500 species subspecies and varieties including cultivars and a full range of popular plants. Purpurea Fatal Attraction has astonishing magenta petals.
Well if youre a coneflower fan youve come to the right place. Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow White. Pink petals dangle beneath an orange cone.
The flowers are a magnet for butterflies and the seeds in the dried flower heads attract songbirds. Purpurea Sundown also called Evan Saul is a soft orange and comes back year after year. Pixie Meadowbrite represents one of the best dwarf varieties.
A compact free-flowering variety named. Like the other Meadowbrite varieties this one was developed at the Chicago Botanical Garden. It grows to be 30-36 inches tall.
On Jul 11 2003 Bricca from Sugar Grove NC wrote. Plants grow 2 to 4 feet tall depending on variety. Light green petals radiate from a green cone.
I do have to remove small plants each year as it tends to take over the island that I have it planted on. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens along with seeds and plants. Flower colors include rose purple pink and white plus a new orange variety.
Green Jewel coneflower boasts a fresh blossom colorwith fragrance. They spread each year and produce many seeds to sow and share. Purpurea Pink Double Delight looks like a fluffy garden confection.
Cheyenne Spirit This cultivar has won awards. Echinacea purpurea Green Jewel. While the purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea is most familiar to gardeners there are other varieties including E.
It produces traditional-looking purple flowers in dense masses that are quite unusual for most coneflower varieties. Two varieties that fared well the first time around were winners again. You can even find a green variety if thats your thing.
Razzmatazz is considered to be the first double-flowering echinacea. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about Echinacea Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Magnus supplied by member gardeners in the PlantFiles database at Daves. Newer types of coneflower allow you to add other colors to your perennial beds with the same ease of growing as the original.
Special features of coneflowers. Blooming in midsummer to early fall this low-maintenance time-honored perennial is a classic addition to a variety of garden styles. From nursery stock to landscaping needs to contract grown site-specific restoration projects we offer the highest quality best adapted plants available to ensure that your project.
Sombrero Salsa Red Coneflower. However I find that the small plants make great gifts to share with others. The Purple Coneflower is one of my favorite perennial garden plants.
Echinacea Big Sky Harvest Moon. With long-lasting flowers that attract birds butterflies and bees Echinacea is easy to grow and makes excellent cut flowers. Coneflowers can be found in a range of bright or subdued colors.
They grow from 18-30 tall. Pallida are commonly used in herbal remedies. All are native to the US found in areas across the Midwest and South.
Hardy from zones 3-8.
