Melinda Myers

Yellow Coneflower

Botanical Name

Echinacea paradoxa

Min Zone

3

Max Zone

9

Height

2 to 3 feet

Width

12 to 18 inches

Flowers

Early summer: yellow petals surrounding a brown cone

Light

Full sun

Soil

Medium to dry, well-drained

Planting & Care

• May self seed
• Because of its taproot, yellow coneflower may be difficult to transplant.  Moving of plant is better attempted when dormant in early spring or late fall.
• Works well planted en masse in a native garden, prairie or naturalized area
• Goldfinches and other birds relish the seeds
• Attracts a number of bees and butterflies
• Often confused with or mistaken for Ratibida pinnata, which goes by the common names gray headed coneflower and yellow coneflower