Echinacea purpurea
purple coneflower
Notes:
Long bloom period. Can self-seed. Subject to Japanese beetles.
Sources: UFL, White Oak, Sunset, Stoecklein, Missouri BG, USDA.
Tags:
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
clay tolerant
compacted soil intolerant
deer resistant
drought tolerant
dry shade tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fast-growing
fire risk low
form:perennial (herbaceous)
full sun preferred
habit:oval
habit:upright
infertile soil tolerant
long-lived
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
salt intolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:cut flowers
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:naturalizing
water:moderate to little
well-drained soil required
WON high-value plant
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