Yellow Coneflower - Echinacea paradoxa

The Yellow Coneflower is a perennial flower native to the midwest's prairies and savannahs. It’s characterized by its dramatically drooping, yellow petals, which stand out brightly like drops of sunlight among the prairie grasses. These hardy plants are self seeding, and maintain a network of branched roots, allowing them to spread with ease up to 2 ft around the parent plant. They can grow up to 3 ft high and bloom from early summer to early fall, adding stunning visual interest and complexity to your gardenscape!

Plant Details - Yellow Coneflower

Family: Asteraceae

Light Requirement: Full sun

Water Needs: Moderate

Height: Up to 3 ft tall

Spread: 1.5-2 ft

Growth Rate: Moderate

Bloom Time: Early Summer - Early Fall

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife Value: Attracts bees, butterflies and birds

Notable Characteristics - Yellow Coneflower

The Yellow Coneflower gets its name from its cone-shaped center head, which is a rich brown at full maturity, and prickly to the touch, similar to a pine cone. The stem is fibrous, thin, and hairy, making it sturdy enough to withstand the fierce prairie winds. Plus, you might just have this plant in your medicine cabinet! Echinacea, made from coneflower roots, has many medicinal uses including supporting immune function and treating respiratory infections.

Landscape and Maintenance

This cone shaped plant is drought resistant, and able to withstand heat, flooding, frost, you name it, making it highly adaptable to areas of mixed climate. The Yellow Coneflower thrives in moist, sandy, well drained soil, and tolerates clay and high salinity. It is a self-sufficient plant that preserves its beauty with very little maintenance once it's been established. Plant it with other perennials to support its growth, and contrast its sunny, yellow color. Native to the American midwest, this plant is highly resilient and attracts pollinators like butterflies and bees, while its seeds provide much needed food for birds. The lightly fragrant blossoms and promise of attracting wildlife fauna make it a stunning addition to a prairie or meadow garden.

This Is How Your Plants Will Look upon Delivery

Bloom Season

Fall

Bloom/Foliage Color

Yellow

Height at Maturity

Under 12"

Care

Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa) thrives with regular watering, especially during dry spells. Deadhead finished flowers to promote continued flowering and promote new growth. Provide well-draining soil and space plants about 12-18 inches apart for optimal air circulation and growth.

Plant Reproduction

Yellow Coneflower Spreads by seeds and underground stem structures called rhizomes

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