Echinacea 'Raspberry Beret' #1

Fully double raspberry pink flowers are 4 inches wide, with ray petals to match. Petals are slightly lighter than the cone. Praised for their cheerful brightly colored flowers, coneflowers are a mainstay in today's garden. 'Raspberry Beret' is a prolific bloomer with flowers seated atop dense rosettes of foliage. Mature clumps reach about 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide. Hardy to Zone 4

Coneflowers like it sunny and hot. Though they will tolerate light shade, fewer flowers will be produced and the plants will be weakened. Light, loamy soils are best but coneflowers will grow in any well-drained soil. Once established, they are quite drought tolerant. Be sure to leave some spent blooms on the plants in the fall because their seeds provide winter food for finches and other birds. The dried seed heads also provide architectural interest in the winter.

Companion Plants: Perovskia, Sedum, Daylily