
Echinacea ‘Ruby Star’
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star'
[eh-kih-NAY-shah per-per-EE-ah]
Companion Plants
Bee Balm, Yarrow, Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum)
- Plant Type
- Perennial
Nursery Tag
Zone 3, 40"H x 24"W. Blooms July - Sept.
Gardener's Log
08/2022: Planted 3 1 quart specimens in front of shasta daisies
Echinacea ‘Ruby Star’, also known as coneflower, is a native prairie land perennial and a pollinator’s delight. I purchased three specimens in 4″ pots which I knew were unlikely to bloom in their first year. I would have preferred to buy a gallon size, but the nursery didn’t have quite the right color available – little did I know I had only to wait a couple of weeks before the deluge of coneflower would hit the nursery. Oh well! I am hoping to see some blooms in 2023!