Zone: 3-8
Height: 80-120 cm. (2.5-4 ft.)
Spread: 60 cm. (2 ft.)
Growth: Basal clump with multiple sturdy stems
Flower: Long, reflexed narrow yellow petals with large bronze-brown central boss or "cone." Blooms early into mid-summer; the only yellow coneflower.
Foliage: Medium green, long narrow leaves
Environment: Full sun (will take some shade); good drainage-dry sandy to clay soils
Garden locations: Sunny perennial beds, wildflower areas, Butterfly garden
Echinacea paradoxa (Yellow coneflower)
Small seeds from "cone" are popular with songbirds late in the summer to fall.