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, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. echinacea flowers Q: I have planted lots of new coneflowers (echinacea) in my yard this year as part of a drought-tolerant, ...

Love coneflowers but want to diversify your offerings for pollinators? Two herbs will brighten the yard and extend the banquet for bees, birds, and butterflies.

Echinacea purpurea is the most widely cultivated, and probably the hardiest of the Echinacea species. This robust plant is most likely the source of the coneflower's reputation as one requiring little ...

Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, is a native perennial in most of the eastern United States, thriving in zones 3 through 9. The genus name, Echinacea, originates from the Greek word echinos, ...

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 ...

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Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! I hope everyone enjoyed the Mother’s Day weekend. A huge THANK YOU to all the moms out there. You deserve every bit of appreciation for everything you do.