A distinctive color break discovered by gardener Mark Veeder, this robust variety has petals of a cooling light green surrounding dark green cones -- the ideal complement to hotter colors of high summer. Flowering begins in July and continues into autumn. As the petals mature they develop a flush of purple near the base, and the cone turns purplish as well. PPAF

The North American genus of Echinacea has big, bright flowers that appear from late June until frost. Plants thrive in average soils or hot, dry conditions and shrug off cold. Blooms last well cut or dried, and the seeds in the large cone at the heart of the flower head provide nourishment for birds. We offer exciting new hybrids and excellent strains of Coneflower, E. purpurea, a rugged species that is native from Iowa and Ohio to Louisiana and Georgia. Equally at home in formal borders or cottage gardens.