Coneflowers (Echinacea) are the kind of perennial you plant once and then wonder how you ever lived without them! They pop up strong every summer with big blooms and spiky center cone. Bees, butterflies work them nonstop. And if you leave the seed heads standing, birds will pick at them later on. They’re tough, not fussy, and they look good even when the rest of the bed is getting tired.
