Echinacea paradoxa, sometimes called yellow coneflower, is the only species in the genus Echinacea to have yellow flowers instead of the usual purple flowers (this being the paradox suggested by the species name). It primarily occurs on glades and prairies in the Ozark regions of Missouri and Arkansas.

Echinacea paradoxa, the yellow coneflower, [2] Bush's purple coneflower, [3] or Ozark coneflower, [4] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to southern Missouri, Arkansas, and south-central Oklahoma. It is listed as threatened in Arkansas. [3] [5]

Echinacea paradoxa is the only Echinacea species to feature yellow flowers instead of the usual purple flowers. This North American herbaceous perennial produces large, daisy-like flowers, 4 in. across (10 cm), with narrow, drooping golden-yellow rays surrounding a …

Echinacea paradoxa (Bush's Coneflower) matures to 3' in height and has yellow flowers. Bush's Coneflower prefers medium to dry soil conditions and grows best in full sun to partial shade. It will bloom along with Pale Purple Coneflower in approximately June, July, and/or August. This is a very rare native wildflower found only in the Ozark ...

Yellow coneflower, Echinacea paradoxa, is native to limestone glades in the Ozarks in Missouri and Arkansas. Its paradox is that this is the only species in the “purple coneflower” genus that doesn’t have purple flowers – at least until the more brightly-colored E. purpurea hybrids were developed recently.

Yellow Coneflower is a native wildflower in the Aster family and is native to the central US from Missouri south to Texas. It is listed as threatened in Arkansas. This plant will grow up to 3 feet tall and produce several showy blooms with yellow ray flowers and a center of darker disc flowers up to 6 inches across.

Ozark Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa), has a bright yellow bloom, while all other native Echinaceas are purple to pink. Butterflies and other pollinators flock to the large, daisy-like flowers with large brown central cones, and birds love the seeds.

Description: This herbaceous perennial plant is 1-3' tall and unbranched. The central stem is light green, terete, and glabrous to sparsely covered with appressed-ascending hairs.

Yellow coneflower is the only coneflower with yellow ray flowers, not pink or purplish ones, which explains the species name, paradoxa. Although cultivated statewide, this prairie and glade wildflower grows natively only in the Ozarks.

Echinacea paradoxa has deep yellow, daisy-like flowers and coppery-chocolate-brown central cones. This paradoxical coneflower is the only species in the genus Echinacea to have yellow flowers instead of the usual purple.