Clump-forming, herbaceous perennial. Coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate green leaves. Daisy-like flowers come in a wide variety of colors including white, yellow, orange, red and pink. Blooms through summer. Great fresh or dried cut flower. Excellent for mass plantings, perennial borders and a wide variety of other applications. Echinacea purpurea is native.
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star'
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star (Rubinstern)' - Purple Coneflower from Moose Crossing Garden Center
- Reddish to dark pink blossoms
- Large, flat flowers
- Long, strong stems; perfect for cutting
- Blooms mid summer-fall
Blooms all Season
Border or Bed
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Dried Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Fast Growing
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:
Prefers average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soil. Grows in full sun to partial shade. Tolerates drought once established, heat and poor soil. Plants can be divided when becoming crowded, every 4 years or so. Plants may stiill rebloom without deadheading but doing so does improve plants appearance. Plants will self-seed if spent flowerheads are left. Leaving flowerheads through winter provides seeds which can be eaten by songbirds.
Height: 36-48 in
Spread: 18-24 in
Spacing: 24 in
Price Level 1: $10.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Pink
Zone: 3-8
Price Level 2: 4 for $40~#1
Additional Characteristics & Attributes:
Attributes:
- Border or Bed
- Dried Flower/ Foliage
- Summer Bloomer
- Low Maintenance
- Native
- Mass Planting
- Container
- Drought Tolerant
- Long Blooming
- Heat Tolerant
- Naturalizing
- Cut Flower/ Foliage
- Fast Growing
- Blooms all Season
- Specimen
Critter Resistance:
- Deer Resistant
- Rabbit Resistant
Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun
Habit:
- Mounding
- Upright
Foliage Color:
- Green
Season of Interest (Flowering):
- Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage):
- Summer
Attracts Wildlife:
- Attracts Butterflies
- Attracts Hummingbirds
- Attracts Pollinators
- Attracts Songbirds
Soil Moisture:
- Dry Soil
- Average Water
- Moist, Well-Drained
Genus Overview: Echinacea
Common Name: Coneflower
Clump-forming, herbaceous perennial. Coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate green leaves. Daisy-like flowers come in a wide variety of colors including white, yellow, orange, red and pink. Blooms through summer. Great fresh or dried cut flower. Excellent for mass plantings, perennial borders and a wide variety of other applications. Echinacea purpurea is native.