Coneflower, Artisan Red

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Height: 24-28in
Spread: 20-24in
Zone: 4-9
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Time/Color: June-August; pink/purple
Uses: Naturalizing, specimen, massing
Maintenance: Low
Other: Cut flower, deer resistant, attracts butterflies/birds

Almost every Midwest gardener knows that summers would not be complete without one or more varieties of coneflower. They're extremely easy to care for: adaptable to most soil types provided it is well-drained, tolerant of drought, poor soils, heat and humidity. Coneflowers contain medium green, scabrous, oblong leaves with flowers in a multitude of colors that are arranged into rays of petals with a high cone in the center. Blooms make good cut or dried flowers for vases and are targets for butterflies and other pollinators. Plants are relatively disease, insect, and deer resistant apart from aster yellows disease. Artisan Red coneflower is a highly branched, dense plant that flowers uniformly and consistently. Flowers open intense red, softening to red-orange and rose shades with age.