Echinacea 'Raspberry Beret' | Coneflower

Echinacea 'Raspberry Beret' represents the pinnacle of coneflower breeding, delivering garden-transforming beauty season after season. This DOUBLE CODED® Collection standout features luxuriously ruffled, fully doubled blooms in rich raspberry tones that command attention from every angle. Unlike single-flowered varieties, these intricate petals create an almost romantic, hand-crafted appearance that elevates any landscape design. Beyond its stunning visual appeal, 'Raspberry Beret' proves itself as a workhorse perennial. Thriving in full sun with minimal fussing, it tolerates poor soil, drought, and heat with remarkable resilience. The extended blooming period from summer through fall ensures continuous color when you need it most. Butterflies and pollinators flock to these nectar-rich flowers, bringing dynamic wildlife to your garden while requiring virtually no deadheading or special care. Perfect for borders, cottage gardens, or cutting arrangements, this exceptional variety combines the reliability serious gardeners demand with the show stopping presence that makes neighbors take notice.

Vivid Color and Distinctive Double Blooms

'Raspberry Beret' dazzles with richly saturated raspberry-pink blooms that emerge in early to midsummer and continue well into the fall. Each flower is fully double, forming a lush, layered cone reminiscent of a zinnia or dahlia, topping strong stems that won’t flop in the rain or wind. Unlike traditional coneflowers with open centers, the DOUBLE CODED® series produces unique, tufted centers that give each flower extra texture and depth, drawing in pollinators from every direction. Bees, butterflies, and even hummingbirds can’t resist its color and nectar-rich petals.

Compact, Upright Growth Habit

This variety stands out not only for its beauty but also for its perfectly balanced form. 'Raspberry Beret' grows to a tidy height of about 18 to 22 inches and spreads 16 to 20 inches wide, making it ideal for sunny borders, mixed cottage gardens, or decorative containers. Its upright, well-branched habit ensures a dense flush of flowers from top to bottom, creating an extended season of color that pairs effortlessly with ornamental grasses, salvia, or Rudbeckia.

This improved habit also means easy design flexibility: cluster several together for bold sweeps of color, or place one or two near the front of flower beds for a focal point that blooms for months.

Exceptional Performance with Minimal Effort

One reason Echinacea remains a favorite among gardeners of all experience levels is its incredible resilience. 'Raspberry Beret', like others in its collection, thrives in full sun and tolerates a wide range of soils—from average garden loam to moderately dry areas—making it suited to both landscapes and low-maintenance environments. Once established, it’s drought tolerant and deer resistant, requiring little more than occasional watering during prolonged dry spells.

For best performance:

• Plant in well-drained soil that receives at least six hours of direct sun daily.

• Water regularly during the first growing season to encourage a deep root system.

• Deadhead spent blooms to promote continued flowering, or leave the seed heads for winter interest and to feed visiting songbirds.

• In late fall or early spring, trim old stems back to ground level to allow fresh new growth to emerge.

A Delight for Gardeners and Pollinators Alike

Whether you’re a first-time gardener or a seasoned perennial enthusiast, 'Raspberry Beret' offers beauty and reliability in every season. Its rich, raspberry-toned flowers add depth and contrast to summer landscapes while supporting wildlife and maintaining structure well into autumn. With superior vigor, compact form, and an easy-going nature, this DOUBLE CODED® Echinacea turns any sunny space into a celebration of color and life.

Bring home Echinacea 'Raspberry Beret' PP35404 CPBRAF from the DOUBLE CODED® Collection—where modern breeding meets timeless garden charm.