Echinacea purpurea 'RAZZMATAZZ' purple coneflower

The name of this coneflower sounds a bit like paparazzi but belongs to a much more pleasant perennial. It has showy, full flowers of pink colour with full centre and shorter petals. The flower looks like a funny stocking cap.

Coneflowers are maintenance-free perennials that have beautiful flowers in various colour shades from mid summer until early fall. They come out on sturdy stems that do not break in wind or heavy rain. Flowers attract butterflies and bumble bees. Lanceolate leaves grow from the ground and then up along the stems.

Coneflower will tolerate almost any soil type but boggy. It loves full sun. Deadheading will prolong flowering time. It is suitable for mixed borders with perennials, or can be used as a flowering feature among low shrubs and conifers, and looks lovely when planted in a mass in a container on patios and balconies. Fully hardy to about -40°C (USDA zone 3).

Last update 17-07-2009