Selecting coneflower varieties is a tricky decision – but a beautiful one. This prairie queen of flowers is a dynamic choice for helping a backyard transition from summer into fall, and new breeds are ...

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 PowWow White by Walters Gardens (Credit: Photo courtesy of Walters Garden) The ongoing love affair with coneflowers is only growing stronger with the introduction of so many new ...

In case you haven't noticed, the coneflower, or echinacea, has undergone incredible changes or reformation when it comes to color. One such group is the Sombrero series. I recently took several ...

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 ...

Coneflowers, or echinacea as they're also known, are a familiar sight with their large, plum purple and dusky pink daisy-like flowers blooming from July to October. They are the stars of the show in ...

The purple coneflower’s scientific name is Echinacea purpurea. Echinacea is derived from the Greek word, echina, meaning hedgehog, referring to the spiny center cone of the cone flower. The purple ...

Echinacea plants are one of my garden favorites — durable, hardy, bee and butterfly friendly. Commonly known as coneflower, they come in a variety of colors, not just purple. According to the ...

Each year, the National Garden Bureau selects a perennial, annual and edible to become the chosen plants of the year. This year, the bureau (www.ngb.org) has chosen echinacea, which is a great ...