A few of the purple coneflower plants in my garden are now blooming. The coneflower is one of the hardy perennials that tolerates heat during the hot summer months. One reason that it is called a coneflower is the dome shape center of the flower. Because of hybridization we see other colors of the coneflower beside purple. White is becoming more popular as a contrast with the bright purple common color. Other colors are pinks, yellows and orange. There are a couple new double-flowered forms such as Coral Reef and Marmalade.
To attract butterflies to your garden plant the purple coneflower Echinacea as well as butterfly bush Buddleja
and butterfly plant Asclepias.
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