Echinacea plants are one of my garden favorites — durable, hardy, bee and butterfly friendly. Commonly known as coneflower, they come in a variety of colors, not just purple. According to the ...

Echinacea, more often called by its common name, coneflower, is a hot pick when it comes to choosing native plants. And they are loved by birds, bees, butterflies and songbirds. These tough perennials ...

This undated photo shows echinacea plants in New Paltz, N.Y. Echinacea is one of many flowers that grows well even in dry summers. (Lee Reich via AP) Is your summer a summer of drought? No need to sit ...

Coneflowers, or echinacea as they're also known, are a familiar sight with their large, plum purple and dusky pink daisy-like flowers blooming from July to October. They are the stars of the show in ...

What: Unusual white flowers top this choice coneflower selection. Profuse blooms cover Echinacea purpurea “White Swan” from mid-summer to early fall. White Swan coneflower is a bold, sturdy perennial ...

Many new cultivars were bred for ‘style over substance.’ So if you want to plant a pollinator garden, choose carefully. By Margaret Roach Even to someone intimately acquainted with the genus Echinacea ...