- Flowers come in pink, purple, red and white.
- The flowers bloom in summer and fall.
- The flowers are hardy to zone 3
- The seeds in the dried flower heads attract birds and butterflies.
- The plants are drought-tolerant and like heat.
- Coneflowers repel deer.
- The plants are native to North America.
- They can reach 5 feet in height.
- Coneflowers grow well in poor soil.
- Start flowers from seed or root division.
- In late summer cut the blooms back. This may produce another bunch of flowers.