Echinacea’s tall, sturdy stems and large, colorful flowers make it a striking addition to any garden. It provides vertical interest and can be used as a focal point in garden beds and borders.

Even if you're not into herbal remedies, you've probably heard of (and maybe even tried) taking echinacea as a way to help boost your immune system. The flower, frankly, has a long history of ...

Known to prevent or alleviate a cold, echinacea is also a showy flower. It was working overtime two weeks ago when painting ...

Julia Atkinson-Dunn is the writer and creative behind Studio Home. As my summer garden finishes its warm-up for the full-blown February chorus to come, I’ve been relishing this season’s ...

OTTAWA — Echinacea, known for fighting colds, is being tested in Ottawa for a bigger job: cleaning up contaminated industrial soil. The big plant with the purple, cone-shaped flowers grew in ...