I always like the look of coneflowers, and this lightly fragrant one with its vivid pink ray florets and fiery orange central cone particularly adds pop in the garden. Also, purple coneflower is classic cottage garden.
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Perennial
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Herbaceous perennial forming dense clumps of dark green foliage and bearing vibrant composite flower heads with prominent, spiky central cones from midsummer into autumn.
Care stage
WishlistSeedlingThrivingDormant
- Grows in
- South West Garden — Full sun
- Habit
- Mound
- Spread
- 50 cm across, grown
- Status
- Active
Planting
Unknown
Origin story
I always like the look of coneflowers, and this lightly fragrant one with its vivid pink ray florets and fiery orange central cone particularly adds pop in the garden. Also, purple coneflower is classic cottage garden.
August 3, 2026
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