Echinacea paradoxa - Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa - Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa - Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa - Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa - Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa - Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
Bush's Yellow Coneflower
Planted a week ago, it was already quite bare when I received it, but just now while inspecting it, completely dry stems were falling off on their own...not sure it will recover...really no luck with their young plants, they rarely bounce back...
Marina, 20/09/2025
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Description
A fragrant yellow Echinacea, of rare beauty, with a long and abundant golden yellow summer flowering! This tall perennial forms a beautiful bushy clump carrying long stems with narrow green leaves and splendid flowers with downward curved petals, adorned with a chocolate-brown cone-shaped heart. A splendid contrast!
Echinacea paradoxa or Yellow Coneflower, belonging to the Asteraceae family, is native to North America, where it is found in the wild in clearings and meadows in the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. This Echinacea is a herbaceous perennial plant measuring up to 90cm (35in) tall with a spread of about fifty centimetres. The paradox of this Echinacea is that it presents yellow flowers instead of the usual purple or pink flowers for the genus. It produces long rigid stems on which, from June to August, large golden yellow flowers, 10cm (4in) in diameter, resembling daisies, but with trailing petals and a prominent cone-shaped centre, chocolate-brown in colour, bloom. Its deciduous foliage is composed of long, smooth, lanceolate, medium green leaves. Honey-bearing and fragrant, this yellow Echinacea attracts numerous pollinating insects, such as bees and butterflies. If the stems and faded flowers are not cut, but left in place, the dried cones will decorate the garden during the dormant season, and birds will be able to feed on the seeds during winter.
The term Echinacea comes from the Greek word Echinos, meaning Hedgehog, in reference to the bristly seed cones of these plants.
Echinacea is a medicinal plant used in homeopathy as a short-term immune stimulant to prevent infections.
This plant was also known to Native Americans who used its leaves to fight rheumatism and certain childhood diseases, and its roots to treat burns and toothaches.
Yellow Echinacea should be planted in full sun, in well-drained ordinary soil, with a planting distance of 40cm (16in). It will integrate perfectly into a wild-looking garden as well as in perennial scenes and summer flowering beds, which it will enhance with its beautiful golden yellow colour. It will be the perfect companion for other varieties of Echinacea, as well as Garden Irises, Coquelourde, Globe Thistles, Large-flowered Fleabanes, Everlastings, Indigo Lupins, as well as Sneezeweed. Echinacea is, of course, perfectly suited for cut flowers as well as dried flowers, with its bristly cones being particularly graphic. For this, allow the flowers to mature on the plant and fade, then harvest them and hang them upside down in a well-ventilated and dry place to dry.
Echinacea paradoxa - Coneflower in pictures
Flowering
Foliage
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Botanical data
Echinacea
paradoxa
Asteraceae
Bush's Yellow Coneflower
North America
Planting and care
Echinacea paradoxa is an easy to grow plant, requiring little care and of good hardiness. Plant it in the sun or in light shade, in a soil that is ordinary to humus-rich, not too dry to moist, and very well-drained. Poor drainage being fatal to it, it is strongly recommended, in cold and humid regions, to place a dry mulch at its base during the winter season. As it takes quite some time to establish, it can take one to two years to give its best. On the other hand, not liking to be disturbed, it appreciates transplantations very little. It is therefore necessary to choose its final location well when planting. Once well established, this yellow-flowered plant is quite tolerant to drought. However, watering is still recommended when the plant is in full growth. It is possible to add a mulch to the soil in spring to keep the soil moist. The flowering can be prolonged by regularly removing the faded flowers. Cut back all the stems to ground level in October. However, at the end of the season, its cones being a decorative element for the garden during the dull season, it will be possible to leave the stems in place and cut them back at the end of winter. Divide large clumps every two or three years, knowing that these plants do not like to be disturbed.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.