Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (Coneflower)

Perennial Plant of the Year® 1998 Akin to the Black-Eyed Susan for their easy-to-grow, healthy, disease-resistant habit and looks, native Purple Coneflower bears large, daisy-like blooms of bright rosy-pink with flat petals from July through September to a height of 3'. The large cone of seeds at the heart of the flower starts out a coppery orange and then turns black as the seeds mature. Plant 18" apart.