coneflowers

Their new-look coneflowers colors are making them the hottest must-have perennials of the season.
Native to North American prairies, as well as lightly-shaded woodlands, Echinacea produces showy, daisy-like flowers in mid-summer into the early fall.
The name "echinacea" comes from the flower's spiky central cone - the Greek echinos means hedgehog.
The flowers are large and have big, dark cone-like centers. In the species, the petals often droop or curve back.
When the new-look mango, orange and gold echinaceas - most of them resulting from crosses between E. paradoxa and E. purpurea - were first introduced, they were in short supply and quite expensive.

That should change now that more varieties are on the market and growers have had time to build up supply. Look for them at your favorite garden center, or order them online.