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Echinacea purpurea
Purple Coneflower
- Native species
- 3" rose-purple flowers with brown cones
- Multi-branched stems, non-drooping petals
- Ideal for naturalizing
- Category: Perennials
- Hardiness Zone: 3-8
- Height: 24-36 in
- Spread: 24-36 in
- Bloom Color: Purple
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Butterflies |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Soil Moisture
| • | Average Water |
Attributes
| • | Blooms all Season |
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Fast Growing |
| • | Long Blooming |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Native |
| • | Naturalizing |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Fall |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Echinacea purpurea
Will reseed.
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