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Echinacea purpurea
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Coneflower, Purple
(Echinacea purpurea)

Code: EPUR Categories: Flower Seeds, Herb Seeds Tags: Birds, CRP Practices, Cut Flower, Honey Bee, Native Bees, Pollinator, Rain Garden, U.S. Native

Purple Coneflower can be found in open woods, thickets and prairies in the central and eastern U.S. It produces large, rose-purple flowers with prickly, dome-shaped centers, giving it the alternate common name of Hedgehog Coneflower. Plants are easy to grow and long-blooming. Will tolerate a combination of heat and humidity. Recommended for the home garden, meadow gardening, pollinator and wildlife mixes. It makes a good cut flower. Flowers attract butterflies, honey bees and bumblebees, and it is the host plant for the Ottoe Skipper.  The seeds of Purple Coneflower are eaten by goldfinches and other birds.

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Additional Information

Scientific Name

Echinacea purpurea

Color(s)

Purple

Seed Type

Perennial

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Moisture

Dry, Moderate, Moist

Height (in.)

24-36

Bloom Period

Summer

Seeds/lb.

117,000

oz./1000 sq. ft.

4

lbs./acre

12

USDA Hardiness Zone(s)

3-10


Echinacea purpureaEchinacea purpureaConeflower, Purple (Echinacea purpurea)
  • Additional information

Additional Information

Scientific Name

Echinacea purpurea

Color(s)

Purple

Seed Type

Perennial

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Moisture

Dry, Moderate, Moist

Height (in.)

24-36

Bloom Period

Summer

Seeds/lb.

117,000

oz./1000 sq. ft.

4

lbs./acre

12

USDA Hardiness Zone(s)

3-10


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