Award Winning Purple Coneflowers
Ruby Star and Magnus are award winning varieties of purple coneflower.
Ruby Star Purple Coneflower
Ruby Star purple coneflower was the 2006 Fresh Cut Flower for the Year in 2006. It was chosen by the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers.
The plant received an award of garden merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Grown from seeds, this plant prefers full sun. The flowers attract butterflies.
Ruby Star purple coneflower is a very outstanding variety. This native does well in zones three through nine. It reaches three to four feet in height with a spread of 1½ feet..
The plant is an improved form of Magnus. The flower stems can be up to forty inches tall. One of the notable features of this plant is that unlike most other native purple coneflowers, the petals arern’t drooping.
Ruby Star blossoms are a vivid deep carmine red to dark purple.
Magnus Purple Coneflower
Magnus purple coneflower is really hard to beat even if it has been around for some years.. This still remains quite popular. It deserves much praise.
This was named the Perennial Plant of the Year in 1998 by the Perennial Plant Association. The Royal Horticultural Society bestowed the award of garden merit on the plant as well.
The plant does best in zones three through nine. This is very heat tolerant. It is usually two to 3½ feet in height with a spread of 1½ to two feet.
Magnus purple coneflower is quite beautiful when in bloom. This is a carefree, easy to grow perennial with improved flower color and horizontal petals, which really sets it apart from most native purple coneflowers.
The blossoms are much loved by butterflies and hummingbirds. This is a great choice for naturalizing when planted en masse.
The rose colored blooms are almost horizontal. The plant can withstand wind as well as drought. It is also tolerant of frost.
Magnus purple coneflower makes a wonderful cut flower because it has such a long vase life. The plant is suited to full sun and part shade. It was named for the Swedish plant breeder Magnus Nilsson, who developed the plant.
The showy vibrant blooms are four to seven inches wide. They’re open faced with overlapping petals.
These are deep rose purple to rose pink and become slightly lighter colored as they age. The intensely colored cones are bold orange, later deepening to a dark copper brown.
Flowering takes place from June through the fall.
Ruby Star Purple Coneflower
Ruby Star purple coneflower was the 2006 Fresh Cut Flower for the Year in 2006. It was chosen by the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers.
The plant received an award of garden merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Grown from seeds, this plant prefers full sun. The flowers attract butterflies.
Ruby Star purple coneflower is a very outstanding variety. This native does well in zones three through nine. It reaches three to four feet in height with a spread of 1½ feet..
The plant is an improved form of Magnus. The flower stems can be up to forty inches tall. One of the notable features of this plant is that unlike most other native purple coneflowers, the petals arern’t drooping.
Ruby Star blossoms are a vivid deep carmine red to dark purple.
Magnus Purple Coneflower
Magnus purple coneflower is really hard to beat even if it has been around for some years.. This still remains quite popular. It deserves much praise.
This was named the Perennial Plant of the Year in 1998 by the Perennial Plant Association. The Royal Horticultural Society bestowed the award of garden merit on the plant as well.
The plant does best in zones three through nine. This is very heat tolerant. It is usually two to 3½ feet in height with a spread of 1½ to two feet.
Magnus purple coneflower is quite beautiful when in bloom. This is a carefree, easy to grow perennial with improved flower color and horizontal petals, which really sets it apart from most native purple coneflowers.
The blossoms are much loved by butterflies and hummingbirds. This is a great choice for naturalizing when planted en masse.
The rose colored blooms are almost horizontal. The plant can withstand wind as well as drought. It is also tolerant of frost.
Magnus purple coneflower makes a wonderful cut flower because it has such a long vase life. The plant is suited to full sun and part shade. It was named for the Swedish plant breeder Magnus Nilsson, who developed the plant.
The showy vibrant blooms are four to seven inches wide. They’re open faced with overlapping petals.
These are deep rose purple to rose pink and become slightly lighter colored as they age. The intensely colored cones are bold orange, later deepening to a dark copper brown.
Flowering takes place from June through the fall.
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