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	2 1/2" Plug

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.