Plant Details
Echinacea Purpurea
Common name: Purple Coneflower
Lots of rosy purple flowers with non-drooping petals around a brown cone-shaped seed head.
Culture:
Very easy to grow. Adapts to many soil types and grows well in full sun or light shade. Remove seed heads after flowering if self-seeding is not desired.
Use:
Plant in the border, native plant garden, naturalized area, prairie or wildflower meadow. Good cut flower and excellent nectar source for butterflies. Songbirds feed on the dry seed.
Height:
24 to 36 inches
Spread:
18 to 24 inches
Color:
Purple
USDA Hardiness Zone:
3 - 8
Good Companion Plants
- Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa)
- Gray-head Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
- Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida)
Characteristics and Attributes
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Medium Sun/Average Shade
Season of Interest:
Mid (May - June)
Late (July - frost)
Soil Moisture:
Average
Moderate
Wildlife Benefit:
Food/Birds
Butterfly Nectar
Special Uses:
Fresh Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Nature Attracting:
Butterfly
Hummingbird
Songbird
