Echinacea 'Pixie Meadowbrite' – Dwarf Pink Coneflower

2-Year-Old Perennial Plant in a 3½-Inch Pot

Bring vibrant summer color to your garden with Pixie Meadowbrite™ Echinacea, a popular dwarf perennial coneflower prized for its compact growth, long blooming season, and beautiful pink petals surrounding a coppery-orange central cone.

Bred by Dr. Jim Ault at the Chicago Botanic Garden, this distinctive hybrid combines three North American native coneflower species. Its petite size and sturdy upright stems make it an excellent choice for garden borders, rock gardens, containers, and pollinator-friendly landscapes.

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Echinacea 'Pixie Meadowbrite'

• Common Name: Pixie Meadowbrite Dwarf Coneflower

• Plant Type: Flowering perennial

• Plant Age: 2 years old

• Container Size: 3½-inch pot

• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–9

• Mature Height: Approximately 15–20 inches

• Mature Spread: Approximately 18–24 inches

• Flower Color: Vibrant pink petals with a coppery-orange central cone

• Blooming Season: Long summer blooming period

• Sunlight: Full sun, at least 6 hours daily

Beautiful Compact Flowers

Pixie Meadowbrite offers colorful flowers on sturdy, upright stems without the large footprint of traditional coneflowers.

• Vibrant Pink Petals: Horizontal pink petals surround a raised coppery-orange cone.

• Long Blooming Window: Enjoy an extended display of summer flowers.

• Compact Growth: Its dwarf habit fits smaller gardens and planting spaces.

• Sturdy Stems: Upright growth helps flowers maintain their attractive shape.

• Excellent Cut Flowers: Sturdy stems and long vase life make them lovely for fresh arrangements.

Pollinator and Wildlife Garden Favorite

The colorful flowers attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds throughout the summer.

For additional seasonal interest, leave some spent flower cones standing in autumn rather than removing every flower head. The darkened cones provide winter structure and can offer goldfinches and other birds a natural place to forage for seeds.

The plant is also described as highly deer and rabbit resistant.

Landscape and Container Uses

Its compact dimensions make Pixie Meadowbrite especially versatile.

• Front Garden Borders: Adds bright color without overwhelming smaller plants.

• Rock Gardens: A colorful flowering addition to sunny, well-drained spaces.

• Patio Containers: Its dwarf growth makes it suitable for patio pots and window boxes.

• Cottage Gardens: Complements colorful perennial plantings.

• Prairie-Style Gardens: Beautiful in mass plantings and pollinator gardens.

• Cut Flower Gardens: Produces attractive flowers for fresh arrangements.

Growing and Care Instructions

Sunlight: Plant in full sun, providing at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily. Very light afternoon shade is tolerated, but insufficient sunlight can reduce flowering and produce weaker stems.

Soil: Prefers average, light loamy, or sandy soil. Adaptable to acidic, neutral, and alkaline conditions, with a preferred pH range of approximately 6.0–7.5.

Drainage: Excellent drainage is important. Avoid consistently wet or soggy soil, especially during winter dormancy.

Watering: Water once or twice weekly during the first growing season while roots establish. Once established, the plant is drought tolerant and benefits from deep, less frequent watering.

Fertilizer: Tolerates lean or poor soils better than overly rich, heavily fertilized soil.

Winter Care: Leave some spent flower heads standing if you want winter garden structure and a natural food source for foraging birds.

About This Hybrid

Pixie Meadowbrite was developed from a cross involving three North American native species:

• Echinacea purpurea

• Echinacea tennesseensis

• Echinacea angustifolia

Although its parent species are native to North America, Pixie Meadowbrite is a cultivated hybrid rather than a wild native species.

Plant and Shipping Information

• You will receive one 2-year-old plant in a 3½-inch container.

• We can ship to all states, subject to the shipping limitations below.

• Free shipping is available to most locations.

• Larger boxes and shipments to Alaska, Hawaii, APO addresses, U.S. territories, and remote locations may require a freight surcharge.

• Orders are held if temperatures are warmer than 89°F or colder than 20°F.

• Every plant is inspected for quality before shipment.

Plants are rarely damaged during shipping. If your plant arrives damaged, please contact us promptly and include photos of the package and plant so we can help.

Please message us before placing your order if you have questions.

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