Echinacea purpurea ‘ruby star’
Like a purple coneflower, but more brilliant…
This purple coneflower shows off a deep, pink, eye-catching color. Attractive to bees, irresistible to butterflies, this North American native cultivar has a lot to offer the mid-summer garden. Cut and come again flowers will flourish in your regular to dry garden. Plant in your wildflower meadow for a true prairie appeal. Leave the seed heads for birds. This plant is good for the garden and the ecosystem.
Size: 44x46”
Soils: Moist to dry, acid to neutral
Sun: sun to part shade
Season of bloom: mid to late summer