Echinacea paradoxa

Yellow Coneflower

The Yellow Coneflower is unique to the Ozarks. It boasts attractive plants with smooth leaves on stout stems up to three feet in height. The flower heads are single on long stalks with drooping, yellow petals around a broad, brown, conical seedhead with yellow stamens. Naturally occurs on glades and prairies, this plant is very drought tolerant.

Height 24-36 Inches

Spread 18 Inches

USDA Hardiness Zone 4-7

Good Companions Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis), Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

Characteristics & Attributes

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant	Hydrologic Designation • UPL	Nature Attracting • Butterfly • Songbird • Hummingbird
Season of Interest • Mid (May-June)	Soil Moisture • Average	Special Uses • Fresh Cut Flower • Dried Flower
Sun Exposure • Full Sun	USFS MO Ecological Map • Ozark Highlands	Wildlife Benefit • Food/Birds • Butterfly Nectar