Plant Min Zone: 5a
Plant Max Zone: 8b
Sunlight: All Day Full Sun, Full Sun, Part Sun
Water / Rainfall: Low, Average
Soil Quality: Poor, Average, Rich
Bloom Season: Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Flower Color: Yellow, Gold
Berry / Fruit Color: Black
Spring Foliage Color: Green
Summer Foliage Color: Green
Fall Foliage Color: Dark Green
Evergreen Foliage: No
Winter Interest: Some
Scented Flowers: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium, High
Wet-Feet Tolerance: Low, Medium
Humidity Tolerance: Low, Medium, High
Wind Tolerance: High
Poor Soil Tolerance: Rocky Soils, Sandy Soils, Shallow Soils, Clay Soils
Height: 2' - 3'
Width: 1' - 1.5'
Growth Rate: Medium
Service Life: Long: 5-10 years
Maintenance Need: Low
Spreading Potential: Medium
Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Perennial to Ground in Early Winter After Hard Freezes: Some Winter Interest.
Plant Grouping Size: Small Grouping of 3-5, Medium Grouping of 5-10, Mass Planting of 10 or more
Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure, East Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: Survives Severe Drought, Tolerates Extreme Heat, Top of Retaining Wall Locations
Ornamental Features: Multiple Seasons of Interest, Long Blooming Season
Special Landscape Uses: Naturalizing
Possible Pest Problems: Rabbits, Root Rot Disease, Beetles, Foliage Disease
Plant Limitations: Unwanted Self-seeding
Yellow Coneflower, is also known as Echinacea paradoxa