Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Also Known As

Magnus Purple Coneflower

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 2'

planting zones

3a-9b

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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' plant details

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, birds and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular - occasional water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, lean and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 2 FT wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in summer
Uses: cutting garden, easy-to-grow, floriferous, long-blooming, rock garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Zn 3. Large, reddish-pink flowers.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

For those of you who love a classic there is 'Magnus', the best performing purple coneflower for the coastal BC climate. Beautiful rose-pink ray petals with a coppery-brown, spiky central cone comprise the huge, flat flower heads. Newer blooms are more intense in colour and fade to pale rose as they age, lending a bicolour effect to the clump. Plant in full sun in average (not overly rich), well-drained soils. Avoid soils that are overly moist in winter. Perennial Plant of the Year 1998.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Purple Cone Flower - THE truly hardy one

By: Jockey Hill Nursery

Intensely colored with very broad horizontally held petals; great for cut flower production. ZONE 4

By: Arrowhead Alpines

A superb butterfly nectar plant! Pinkish-purple daisy-like blooms with dark centers to 7" across are born mid-summer to fall. The flowers are held on sturdy stems that are 2-3'H. An outstanding and award winning selection of our native Purple Coneflower! Echinacea or Purple Coneflowers are beautiful and hardy, clump forming fibrous rooted or taprooted North American native perennials that attract butterflies and other pollinators. This is one of the few plants that can compete for the attention that butterflies pay to the Porterweeds or Stachystarpheta species. These 'daisies' are actually a composite flower and are composed of a multitude of ray flowers (the wide normally colorful 'petals' of a 'daisy') and are centered by a 'cone' composed of a multitude of spirally arranged disc flowers.These clump forming perennials will perform well in well drained, normal to clay type soils with average nutrient levels. May flower from late-spring to fall.