Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Easy Grow Coneflowers

Growing a beautiful flower garden on the prairie can be a challenge at times, with the extreme temperatures, lots of wind, not to mention greedy pests and weeds that are ready to take over any place that is given extra water and care. Fortunately, if you look for them, there are many beautiful plants that are native to the prairie and really thrive in a garden.
One of my favorites is the purple coneflower. This hardy, beautiful plant can be a real standout in your garden. It can be grown nearly everywhere in the U.S. and reseeds itself and comes back year after year. Another great thing about these flowers is that they attract butterflies to your garden. If you leave the seed heads on in the winter, birds, such as goldfinches, will feed on them.
Coneflowers are becoming available in a nice range of colors which makes them even more desirable. A whole bed of them will be a nice spot of color in your landscape. I'm planning where I'm going to put some more of them this summer.

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