Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern'

Also Known As

Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star'
Rubinstern Purple Coneflower
Ruby Star Purple Coneflower

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"-40"
W: 12"-36"

planting zones

3a-9b

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Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern' plant details

Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer purple flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees, beneficial insects, birds and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in acidic, average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 36 IN - wide, 24 IN - 40 IN - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in summer
Uses: border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer, heat
Soil needs: acidic, average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A stunning coneflower with bright pink/purple blooms whose petals are held horizontally instead of drooping like most coneflowers.

By: Maples N More Nursery

This cultivar offers striking magenta-red daisies on strong upright stems. Plant in full sun in average (not overly rich), well-drained soils. Avoid soils that are overly moist in winter. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Hey Coneheads, don't get caught short we have an improved form of 'Magnus' with horizontally held intense carmine red petals atop meter high stems, supposedly this represents the ultimate coneflower, it will conquer the world, maybe. ZONE 4

By: Arrowhead Alpines

The large purplish-red daisies with a wide, flat presentation are centered with orange tipped 'cones' that deepen to purplish-black toward the base. A slightly shorter stature and a more compact habit than it's highly popular cousin 'Magnus'. 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.