Echinacea pallida

Also Known As

Pale Coneflower

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"-30"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

4a-10b

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Echinacea pallida plant details

Echinacea pallida is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer pink and purple flowers emerge. Attracts birds and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Echinacea pallida

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 24 IN - 30 IN - tall
Flowers: pink and purple blooms in fall and summer
Uses: border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, naturalizing

GROWING CONDITIONS for Echinacea pallida

USDA Zones: 4a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: heat and humidity
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Great pollinator plant and also seed for the birds in fall. 2-3’ tall stems from tight 18” wide clumps of narrow foliage topped with pale lavender flowers with interesting, slender, drooping petals early summer; dark brown cone centers with a coppery hue. Sun to part shade. Well drained soil, more drought tolerant than rest of genus, deer rest.

By: Secret Garden Growers

Narrow pendulous-petalled flowers of mauve-pink atop 3-5' stalks make a nice show in latte summer and fall; longer-lived as well as taller (than E. purpurea) and once used extensively for medicinal purposes. S/M

By: Forestfarm

Quite different from its robust cousins, this Echinacea's ethereally rayed, pale pink to purple petals drape delicately from a bold brown center. A superb plant for naturalizing en masse, it is equally lovely in a bouquet.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

The large showy flowers of Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) are a favorite summer nectar source for butterflies. In fall, birds love it for its delectable seeds. A deep taproot makes this long-lived plant capable of handling hot dry situations with aplomb. Hardy to Zones 4 - 8.

By: Prairie Nursery

A spectacular species superficially similar to angustifolia but larger overall reaching 4' in height with florets that droop 9cm below the disk. ZONE 5