How to Use coneflower in a Sentence

coneflower

noun
  • Plant coneflowers six weeks before the first frost so the roots can settle in.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Prairie coneflowers perform well in various soil types and are easy to grow.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Luckily, deer turn their noses up at coneflower—the spiny center is a turn-off.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
  • Now that her space is full of coneflowers, cosmos and yarrow, the avian life has rebounded.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • Blooms include black-eyed susan, aster, coneflower, and more.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2026
  • But adding coneflowers to your landscape does require some pre-planning.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 5 May 2026
  • The coneflower is superb — its black seed heads haunt the garden in autumn and winter — but pick the right one.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Another way to achieve coneflower longevity is to allow plants to self-seed.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 27 May 2021
  • Plants like coneflowers, black-eyed Susan, and yarrow all grow well in pots, planters, and flower beds too!
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Perennials with a long bloom time are catmint, astilbe, and coneflower, among many others.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Its lacy, gray-green leaves pair nicely with perennials like roses, yarrow, coneflowers, daisies, and daylilies.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Since coneflowers grow taller than zinnias, plant them behind the annuals to add height and structure.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Goldfinches feed on the seed heads of my coneflowers, so cutting them back or deadheading removes this food source for the birds.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Be careful not to break the stems on flowers like cosmos or coneflowers because a bent stem won't provide water to the bloom.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Butterflies seek out the coneflower as a nectar source, and goldfinches and other seed eaters harvest the seeds.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Her garden includes black-eyed Susans, coneflowers, phlox and three types of milkweed.
    — Rachel K. Hindery, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Whichever one chooses, coneflower is easily grown in a wide range of soil types, including clay.
    — Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 May 2017
  • For blooms at the heart of this trend, opt for coneflower, black-eyed Susan, bee balm, milkweed, goldenrod, and asters.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
  • Indeed, a few bees were buzzing around coneflowers, calamintha and echinacea plants as the gardens were dedicated.
    — Mark Lawton, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Seed heads and flower heads on shrubs such as hydrangeas and on perennials such as coneflower will collect snow, adding to the charm of a snowfall.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But here, Trisha Snider captured a wren grasping onto gray-head coneflowers like stilts, its beak open in song.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • For tough, drought-tolerant plants that thrive in full sun, try yarrow, coreopsis, coneflower, and sedum.
    — Angela England, The Spruce, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The coneflowers are still blooming strong, some coreopsis, and lots of blackberry lilies.
    — Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 22 July 2024
  • The coneflower can be used as a component in any sunny border, as an accent, or massed with other perennials as well as shrubs.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 27 May 2021
  • The sturdier parts of a plant, such as the woody trunk and branches of a tree, the roots of an aster or coneflower, or the underground bulbs of tulips, wait out the winter.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2021
  • American goldfinches, who love a good meal of coneflower seeds, resoundingly agree.
    — New York Times, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The garden of milkweed, coneflowers and other wildflowers has to be weeded and watered.
    — Jane Ford-Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2018
  • Echinacea Echinacea, also known as the coneflower, is a prairie flower in the daisy family.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 20 June 2026
  • Every turn yields spots of lupines, coneflowers, hawkweeds, black-eyed Susans, and buttonbush.
    — Margot Mazur, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2024
  • Perennials like black-eyed Susan, coneflowers, and bee balm are well-known for attracting birds in winter.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2026

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