Dee's Gardens
Common Name
Purple Coneflower
Botanical Name
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Zones
3,4,5,6,7,8
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Light Shade
Water Needs
Average to Low once established
Soil
Any, well drained
Height
36"
Spread
18-24"
Critter Resistance
Deer
Other
Light, loamy soils are best but they will grow
in any well drained soil.  Coneflowers like it
sunny and hot. Tolerant to wind also.
Plant Size
1 Gal
Large rose-pink petals with coppery-brown spiky
central cone makeup this classic purple coneflower.  
Newer blooms are more intense in color and fade to
pale rose, adding a bicolor effect.
Echinacea 'Magnus', Russian Sage and Monarda 'Raspberry Wine'
Echinacea 'White Swan'