Simple seasonal care steps that set coneflowers up for stronger growth, better shape, and longer-lasting blooms all summer ...

Coneflowers are no-nonsense native plants that grow well with minimal water, fertilizer, and attention. But if you want to reduce the risk of mildew and help your coneflowers grow and flower better ...

Plant coneflowers in the optimal season for long-term blooms.

Growing coneflowers (Echinacea spp.) is the easiest way to make your summer gardens pop. Give them six hours of sunlight coupled with well-draining soils, and they'll graciously bloom their heads off, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. hands holding garden shears and cutting echinacea flower - Lex20/Getty Images If your coneflowers (Echinacea spp.) have stopped ...

The Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a native perennial often found at the top of the beginning gardener’s lists. Personally, I think it belongs at the top of all gardener’s lists. Unlike ...

* What it is: Traditional coneflowers are tall perennials with drooping pinkish-purple flowers that have a golden cone in the center. Yellow Ombre is distinctive on two fronts: it’s a stocky, compact ...

Walking down a road in my neighborhood, I see gray-headed coneflowers, various goldenrods, evening primrose and prairie dock, all with blooming flowers in various hues from lemon to golden to sunshine ...

Perennials are plants that return year after year in the garden. Here are eleven perennials that have a long-blooming period.