‘Razzmatazz’ purple coneflower in full bloom

My mother gave me six bare-root ‘Razzmatazz’ purple coneflowers she’d ordered from a catalog nursery. Only two of them survived, but what fantastic double-flowering blooms! I’m anxious to see whether they will come back next spring and whether they will seed out like my other echinaceas do.

Purple coneflowers and courtyard circle

Here are generic purple coneflowers growing on the other side of the front garden. These cottage-garden classics bloom wonderfully all summer. This clump even blooms sporadically through the winter.

White gaura, Gulf muhly grass, & purple coneflowers under the vitex

Purple coneflowers, ‘Powis Castle’ artemesia, & ‘Goldsturm’ rudbeckia

Another view of the coneflowers with pink pavonia, or rock rose, in foreground