Coneflowers
Botanical name: Echinacea
Coneflowers
Botanical name: Echinacea
Description
Coneflowers is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Species of Coneflowers
Purple coneflower 'Irresistible'
This is a compact version of the Purple coneflower. The purple coneflower 'Irresistible' is most widely used as a plant that weaves through other plants or along borders. It is a double variety of the plant with two blooms of bright, appealing orange-pink flowers.
Coneflowers 'Harvest Moon'
Coneflowers 'Harvest Moon' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Purple coneflower 'Green Jewel'
Purple coneflower 'Green Jewel' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Purple coneflower 'Secret Pride'
The purple coneflower 'Secret Pride' is a charming coneflower that offers a double row of bright white flowers amidst dark green foliage. It was bred as part of the Terra Nova Nurseries' ‘Secret Series.’ This is a cultivar of the Echinacea plant. Gardeners love this plant for its high tolerance to any soil type, low maintenance. and lovely fragrance.
Purple coneflower 'Flame Thrower'
Purple coneflower 'Flame Thrower' has flowers that evoke the flickering fire of a hearth, with warm yellow at the tips that transitions into a reddish-orange color toward the center. The flowers have a brown cone and are slightly fragrant. This cultivar is a hybrid from a breeding program between Echinacea paradoxa and Echinacea purpurea ‘Ruby Giant’.
Purple coneflower 'Supreme Cantaloupe'
Purple coneflower 'Supreme Cantaloupe' is a Purple coneflower cultivar bred for its unusual flowers that are not purple but pale orange to coral pink. The color is reminiscent of a cantaloupe slice, giving the plant its name. It is considered one of the most exotic-looking coneflower cultivars, and it makes for a great cut flower.
Coneflowers 'Santa Fe'
The color of coneflowers 'Santa Fe' is very unique among echinaceas. Its petals display a bright red to orange or pink tone, and even the central cone is a different coppery color. A cultivar of the LAKOTA coneflowers, it was named after where it was first cultivated: Santa Fe. Gardeners appreciate coneflowers 'Santa Fe' for its long blooming season, unique coloration, and ease of care.
Purple coneflower 'Sundown'
Purple coneflower 'Sundown' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Coneflowers 'Julia'
The stunning coneflowers 'Julia' offers masses of bright orange flowers throughout the summer which then turn to golden-orange as fall approaches. It is a cultivar of the coneflower and named after the magnificent Dryas Julia Longwing butterfly. Plant in full or partial sun and create an amazing display in garden beds, borders, or as a central focal point in a rock garden.
Coneflowers 'Amazing Dream'
Coneflowers 'Amazing Dream' is a coneflower bred for its unique compact habit, long blooming season, and large numbers of glorious, deep pink flowers. It is a creation of Terra Nova Nurseries and holds the highest rating at MSU for container culture. Plant in full sun to make a spectacular show in garden borders and beds, or along walkways. The blooms are also ideal as cut or dried flowers.
Coneflowers 'Sombrero Lemon Yellow'
Coneflowers 'Sombrero Lemon Yellow' offers a bold display of vibrant yellow flowers with a long blooming season. The flowers form a skirt of wide, drooping, and overlapping petals that surround a coppery central cone. This Echinacea cultivar was developed by the Ball Horticultural Company and named for its yellow sombrero-shaped flowers. It looks stunning at the front of borders and in semi-shade areas under trees.
Purple coneflower 'Kim's Knee High'
As you might expect from a plant named 'knee high' purple coneflower 'Kim's Knee High' is a dwarf cultivar of Purple coneflower, growing to a maximum height of 60 cm in contrast to the parent's 1.2 m. It is popular with gardeners due to its showy bright pink flowers with an unusual drooping petal formation that are major attractors of butterflies and hummingbirds.
Purple coneflower 'Magnus'
Purple coneflower 'Magnus' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Purple coneflower 'White Swan'
Purple coneflower 'White Swan' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Purple coneflower 'Razzmatazz'
The purple pom-pom-shaped flowers purple coneflower 'Razzmatazz' produces are a sight to behold. Not only is it eye-catching, but it's also tolerant to nearly everything and has an eight-week flowering period! Although the exact genealogy is unknown, it's likely that the ancestral plant is Echinacea purpurea, the purple coneflower. "Razzmatazz" is an appropriate name for such a show-off.
Purple coneflower 'Rubinstern'
Purple coneflower 'Rubinstern' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Purple coneflower 'Sensation Pink'
Purple coneflower 'Sensation Pink' lives up to its name, because its showy flowers are truly sensational, featuring blooms that are a much brighter pink than the parent plant, purple coneflower. This dwarf cultivar's petals are more numerous and larger than the parent plant, despite the fact that it only grows to 45 cm rather than 1.2 m.
Purple coneflower 'Southern Belle'
Purple coneflower 'Southern Belle' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Yellow coneflower
Yellow coneflower is a perennial coneflower that very rarely occurs as a wildflower — in fact, it's only known to grow natively in a few states in the US. The paradox alluded to in the plant's Latin name, Echinacea paradoxa, is that this is the only species in the Echinacea genus to have yellow flowers.
Purple coneflower 'Hot Papaya'
Purple coneflower 'Hot Papaya' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Purple coneflower 'Green Envy'
Purple coneflower 'Green Envy' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Coneflowers 'Sombrero Salsa Red'
Considered the spiciest red variant of coneflowers, coneflowers 'Sombrero Salsa Red' is floriferous and fragrant, producing blooms all summer long. A member of the Sombrero hybrids family, it was named for its hybrid group and salsa-red color. Coneflowers 'Sombrero Salsa Red' is popular in the garden for its prolific blooms, striking color, and attractive growth habit.
Purple coneflower 'Green Eyes'
Purple coneflower 'Green Eyes' is a unique coneflower with bright magenta-pink flowers that each contain a lime-green center cone. It is a cross between an unknown pollen parent and Echinacea 'Ruby Giant'. It was named for its bright green center that turns orange as the flower matures. The plant is popular for its tolerance to most soil types, and its profuse colorful flowers.
Coneflowers 'Cheyenne Spirit'
The coneflowers 'Cheyenne Spirit' breed offers a shorter, more branched habit than most Echinacea cultivars, allowing them to grow without plant growth regulators. It blooms in summer, offering white, cream, pink, red, yellow, orange, and purple flowers with brown disks. It is a creation of Kieft-Pro Seeds in 2012 and the holder of Europe's FleuroSelect Gold Medal award for garden performance.
Coneflowers 'Sombrero Adobe Orange'
Coneflowers 'Sombrero Adobe Orange' provides a splash of bright orange, perfect for any garden display. With orange petals and a copper-colored inner cone, this Coneflower cultivar stands out from the other species in its genus. Given the name "Sombrero Adobe Orange" for obvious reasons, it's one of the Sombrero series of Coneflowers with bright orange blooms.
Purple coneflower 'Rubinglow'
Purple coneflower 'Rubinglow' is a cultivar of Purple coneflower. Like other plants in the genus, it is popular in bee and butterfly gardens, but purple coneflower 'Rubinglow' has a few differences from its parent plant. Firstly, the flower heads are larger. In addition, the blooms sit atop a shorter stem.
Purple coneflower 'Virgin'
Purple coneflower 'Virgin' is a purple coneflower which flowers in a pure white, giving the cultivar its name. It is a tall cultivar which produces a single, open flower on each stem. They are attractive to butterflies, while remaining very pest and disease-resistant. Planted in droves, this simple flower makes a beautiful addition to a garden bed.
Purple coneflower 'Coconut Lime'
Purple coneflower 'Coconut Lime' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Purple coneflower 'PowWow Wild Berry'
Purple coneflower 'PowWow Wild Berry' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Purple coneflower 'Butterfly Kisses'
Purple coneflower 'Butterfly Kisses' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Purple coneflower 'Pink Double Delight'
Purple coneflower 'Pink Double Delight' is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Blacksamson echinacea
Blacksamson echinacea or Echinacea angustifolia is a purple coneflower in the sunflower family. This wildflower can be grown as an ornamental perennial. Cultivated examples often appear more attractive than their wild counterparts which have to compete with other plants. Blacksamson echinacea is occasionally grown for its essential oils.
Purple Coneflower
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) is a perennial wildflower native to eastern and central North America. Its scientific name means “pale hedgehog” or "sea urchin" due to the appearance of the spiky central cone in the middle of each summer-blooming flowerhead.
Sanguine purple coneflower
The sanguine purple coneflower is a perennial herb native to sandy fields, pine woods, and prairies. It was named Sanguine purple coneflower because the Latin for blood, sanguine, referring to the red color of its petals.
Tennessee purple coneflower
Echinacea tennesseensis is a flowering plant, also known as tennessee purple coneflower. It is endemic to central Tennesse in the United States, especially the cedar glades. It was once an endangered plant, but now all the threats to it have been reduced. It is still a rare species.
Purple coneflower
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is an herb native to North America that flourishes in prairie environments or open wooded areas. The purple coneflower makes a good addition to a flower bed or garden because its blooms last the whole summer and attract pollinators such as bees and hummingbirds.
Topeka purple coneflower
Topeka purple coneflower is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Smooth purple coneflower
Smooth purple coneflower is a genus of flowering plants that all produce characteristic and similar flowers with colors in the pink to purple spectrum. The flowers all look similar to daisies with a halo of flat petals surrounding a central core. Several species are common garden plants and are grown for their showy flowers.
Scientific Classification
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