Purple Coneflower

Brand: American Beauties Native Plants® Color: Purple Shades Features: Attracts butterflies in large numbers Hummingbirds thrive on the sweet nectar Finches crave its seed in the fall Long blooming and a colorful cut flower Drought tolerant once established Looks terrific planted with native grasses Details: Echinacea purpurea is one of the great butterfly magnets of the native perennial garden. Coneflowers are easy to grow in average to dry, well-drained soils. Flowers with large orange-gold spiky centers and strong reflexed rose-pink petals appear in July and August. Very drought tolerant.   Image Courtesy of North Creek