Selecting coneflower varieties is a tricky decision – but a beautiful one. This prairie queen of flowers is a dynamic choice for helping a backyard transition from summer into fall, and new breeds are ...

Before making your nursery trip, take stock of your goals. If you're looking to start a pollinator garden, planting to improve biodiversity, or itching to attract goldfinches, favor single-flower ...

Coneflowers are stunning and popular perennial plants that always impress with their bright daisy-like flowers, featuring a large central cone surrounded by dazzling petals. While more familiar in ...

Q: I planted a dozen beautiful coneflowers of different colors last year. The label said they are perennial but the six that came back this spring gradually died in summer. The soil is well-drained ...

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 ...

Almost everything we encounter in life has three stages - anticipation, experience and memory. Of these, anticipation is the most satisfying, one could argue, because it fills us with all the joy of ...

Choosing a favorite flower is like choosing a favorite ice cream flavor ó challenging. Over the past few years, the coneflower has become one of my favorites. The first coneflower I purchased was ...

The purple coneflower belongs to the genus Echinacea which contains nine species with numerous cultivated varieties. Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflowers) are native to eastern and central parts of ...

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