Though the classic purple variety is probably the most widely recognized coneflower, you can grow others in your garden in ...

Even the familiar Echinacea that you see growing in nursery pots — the basic E. purpurea, or purple coneflower — isn’t quite itself anymore.

For many years, most of the coneflowers available to home gardeners were derived from Echinacea purpurea, with cultivars that mainly had pink to purple flowers, or white.

There are also coneflowers with double flowers. Echinacea purpurea Milkshake presents vanilla-colored, drooping petals encircling cones covered with more creamy-white flowers. Plants grow 3 feet tall.

Purple coneflowers are a favorite among many gardeners. Known botanically as Echinacea purpurea, this North American native perennial produces colorful magenta blooms in late summer and is a ...

Echinacea purpurea makes an excellent cut flower, another reason for its popularity. There are several selected cultivars, four of which are widely available in nurseries; these differ from each ...