Echinacea plants are one of my garden favorites — durable, hardy, bee and butterfly friendly. Commonly known as coneflower, they come in a variety of colors, not just purple. According to the ...

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Each year, the National Garden Bureau selects a perennial, annual and edible to become the chosen plants of the year. This year, the bureau (www.ngb.org) has chosen echinacea, which is a great ... Mankato Free Press: Grow Echinacea – the plant that doesn’t need you Caitlin Havener on MSN: 7 drought-tolerant plants for a sustainable and resilient garden Minnesota Daily: How prairie fires can promote plant pollination: environmental research, conservation and the Echinacea project’s ties to the UMN How prairie fires can promote plant pollination: environmental research, conservation and the Echinacea project’s ties to the UMN Argus Leader: Plant of the year: Echinacea, or coneflower, ideal for the Great Plains Plant of the year: Echinacea, or coneflower, ideal for the Great Plains