Echinacea - Coneflower

Echinacea is loved around the world for its beautiful, showy flowers and reputed herbal remedies. If only all native plants could be so useful. It requires very little maintenance, too.

Echinacea, or coneflower, is a bold and resilient perennial that lights up the garden with its daisy-like blooms in shades of pink, purple, orange, and white. With raised, spiky centers that attract bees, butterflies, and songbirds, these tough yet graceful flowers bring vibrant beauty and life to sunny borders, meadows, and pollinator gardens. Drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, Echinacea thrives through heat and poor soil, standing tall as a symbol of strength and renewal. Whether swaying in the summer breeze or providing winter interest with its seed heads, Echinacea is a timeless favorite that adds effortless charm and ecological value to any landscape.

Echinacea is native to the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada, and has been used for centuries by Native Americans as a natural solution to physical ailments. Popularized by John Uri Lloyd, a pharmacist and medicinal plant enthusiast, it is used worldwide as an immuno-stimulant.