The Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a native perennial often found at the top of the beginning gardener’s lists. Personally, I think it belongs at the top of all gardener’s lists. Unlike ...

How would you like to have a perennial that was native, hardy, drought tolerant, attracts butterflies and songbirds, but does not attract deer and looks pretty in the garden? Does this sound ...

Purple coneflowers are a favorite among many gardeners. Known botanically as Echinacea purpurea, this North American native perennial produces colorful magenta blooms in late summer and is a butterfly ...

Pollinator gardens don't just attract pretty insects for you to admire. They support local ecosystems, provided you grow ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Nine species of ...

Purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) bloom in late May to early June and intermittently through the end of summer in North Texas. Their daisy-like flowers are held high on top of their stems. The ...

Growing coneflowers (Echinacea spp.) is the easiest way to make your summer gardens pop. Give them six hours of sunlight coupled with well-draining soils, and they'll graciously bloom their heads off, ...

Echinacea purpurea, or Purple Coneflower, is a popular favorite across the nation. This plant produces large flowers with, as the name implies, a cone that sits as the flower head. Many pollinators ...

Q: I've had a patch of perennial salvia and purple coneflowers out front for a few years, and I'm thinking of replacing them. The salvia looks absolutely stunning in the spring, and then the rest of ...

Nine species of coneflower are native to North America and one in particular, the purple coneflower, has been a popular choice for sunny gardens, with its showy daisylike blooms on tall stems. It is ...