Echinacea purpurea Pica Bella Hemiboea Despite being native to swamps

Despite being native to swamps

but instead prefers at least a couple of hours of sun (unless you live in the desert Southwest) along with a slightly moist but well-drained soil

and remaining evergreen all winter in milder climates

which surely makes it a member of a minority class

This fast-multiplying rain lily quickly makes a tight clump that is topped

Echinacea purpurea Pica Bella Hemiboea Despite being native to swampsEchinacea purpurea Pica Bella is a superb garden performer that has rated at the top of the heap in the prestigious Mt. Cuba Center trials (2007 2009 and 2018 2020). This amazingly compact, and exceptionally floriferous clonal selection of purple coneflower forms a dense 32" wide clump, topped, starting for us in mid June with 32" tall stalks of 4" wide purple petalled flowers. Echinacea purpurea Pica Bella is a selected seedling of the seed strain