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 butterfly ...

February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Nine species of ...

Want more coneflowers in your yard? Don't waste money by buying seeds – the coneflowers you already have produce plenty, and harvesting seeds from your garden is as easy as cutting off the dried ...

Herbaceous perennial coneflowers (Echinacea spp.) serve many purposes in the garden, filling the landscape with daisy-like blooms. Growing them is a great way to attract pollinators and birds; they ...

Growing coneflowers (Echinacea spp.) is the easiest way to make your summer gardens pop. Give them six hours of sunlight coupled with well-draining soils, and they'll graciously bloom their heads off, ...

If you don’t already grow purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) in your garden, you’ve most likely seen this purplish-pink, daisy-like flower adding a pop of color in someone else’s yard. They’re a ...

Coneflower, also known as echinacea, is a classic bloom that perfectly matches the ambiance of a cottage-core garden. These North American natives with their disk florets and dainty petals are a ...