Growing coneflowers (Echinacea spp.) is the easiest way to make your summer gardens pop. Give them six hours of sunlight coupled with well-draining soils, and they'll graciously bloom their heads off, ...

This week and next could be your last chance this year to see a proliferation of pale purple coneflowers in northern Illinois natural areas. But wait, purple coneflowers bloom in July and August, ...

With its daisy-like petals and distinctive cone-shaped centers, the coneflower (Echinacea spp.) is the star of many a nature-forward yard, as well as the number one flower you should be adding to your ...

The Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a native perennial often found at the top of the beginning gardener’s lists. Personally, I think it belongs at the top of all gardener’s lists. Unlike ...

If you don’t already grow purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) in your garden, you’ve most likely seen this purplish-pink, daisy-like flower adding a pop of color in someone else’s yard. They’re a ...

The purple coneflower is a summer standout – literally: Each bold and beautiful flower crowns a lofty 2- to 5-foot stem. No wonder Colonial Americans, admiring the native plant for its rugged ...