Yellow Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa

Not native to MN, but grows widely and sold in nursery trade.

USDA symbol: ECPA2

General Information

Plant Type	Forb
Height	1 to 3 feet
Light Exposure	Part Sun
Soil Moisture	Dry, Medium
Bloom Color	Yellow

Yellow Coneflower (Yellow Coneflower<div><em class="small">Echinacea paradoxa</em></div>) — Photo credit: CC Derek Ramsey (Click to enlarge)

Tolerances

Flooding / Inundation Tolerance	Moderate
General Resilience	7
Salt Tolerance	Medium
Stress Tolerance	Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant

Pollinator Value: High

Bloom Months	May to June

Project Planning

Project Type	Rain Garden, Shoreline Buffer
Herbivore Sensitivity	Medium
Lifespan	Perennial
Rate of Spread	Medium
Soil Stabilization	Deep

Range

County	Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine

County

Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine