An All American Selection Award winner in 2013 that flowers in its first year. Its rainbow of colors is said to remind gardeners of the North American plains. Commonly known as coneflower, this annual ...

Echinacea, also known as coneflowers, come in a variety of summery colored blooms and are also known to have health benefits. In the summer, these plants thrive with full sun and adequate water, but ...

The National Garden Bureau has named 2014 the Year of Echinacea to celebrate our native coneflower. A worthy proponent of the title is last year’s All-America Selections ‘Cheyenne Spirit’, an ...

Louisiana gardeners have been growing the coneflower, or Echinacea purpurea, for years. It’s a tough, resilient plant that’s extremely attractive to butterflies, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill ...

Echinacea, more often called by its common name, coneflower, is a hot pick when it comes to choosing native plants. And they are loved by birds, bees, butterflies and songbirds. These tough perennials ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Old standbys: Penstemons are notorious draws for ...

'Cheyenne Spirit' echinacea, just this week named an All-America Selection, is not in stores now, but it will be next spring. It is described as producing a mix of flower colors from rich purple, pink ...

Coming from the Greek word for hedgehog due to its spiny, unique center, Echinacea, or coneflower, has always been one of my favorite perennials. The plant's overabundance of summer-blooming flowers ...