Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star'
Ruby Star Purple Coneflower
You can admire pollinators such as butterflies and bees on this perennial. They are particularly fond of their sweet nectar. Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star' bears huge flowers with straight double petals from a large central cone which is the vector of nectar.
- Large, deep magenta flowers
- Attractive addition to any border
- Seed heads attract songbirds
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Attributes
| • | Blooms all Season |
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Container |
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Fast Growing |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Naturalizing |
| • | Specimen |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Summer |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Summer |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star'
Echinacea purpurea is a wildflower native to the eastern United States and is well-adapted to survive the hot, windy conditions typical of that region. If properly cared for, they will form attractive colonies and will live for many years. 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.