Echinacea 39little magnus39 is a superb compact variety making a splash with its purple45pink coneflowers which have plump rounded central cones the flowers of this delightful hardy perennial are loved by bees and butterflies and the seeds are favoured by birds so it introduces great biodiversity into a garden echinacea purpurea 39little magnus39 sits well in a border and likes well45drained soil in sunshine or even in partly shaded sites this is perfect in a cottage ga