A coneflower plant (echinacea) is easy to care for and comes in a rainbow of varieties, including the classic purple coneflower.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Echinacea, commonly referred to as coneflowers, are beloved by cottage gardeners and butterfly enthusiasts alike. The large ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Nine species of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) do best in full sun, which is 6 or more hours of direct sunlight per day. This plant tolerates a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pink coneflower flowers in bloom Coneflowers come in a wealth of fantastic shades and forms, so many that there is sure to be a ...

The purple coneflower’s scientific name is Echinacea purpurea. Echinacea is derived from the Greek word, echina, meaning hedgehog, referring to the spiny center cone of the cone flower. The purple ...

Want a garden buzzing with life? These are the best pollinator-friendly plants for supporting bees, butterflies, and birds.

Many new cultivars were bred for ‘style over substance.’ So if you want to plant a pollinator garden, choose carefully. By Margaret Roach Even to someone intimately acquainted with the genus Echinacea ...

In February 1805, during their Corps of Discovery Expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark encountered a purplish daisy prized by tribes of Native Americans across the Great Plains as a ...

Every garden needs a number of bomb-proof plants that flower over an extended period, need little attention, are attractive to bees and butterflies, are suitable for cutting and drying, and blend ...