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    Echinacea purpurea

    Also Known As

    • Rudbeckia purpurea
    • Eastern Purple Cone Flower
    • Purple Cone Flower

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 24"-48"
    • W: 18"-40"

    planting zones

    • 3a-10b

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    Echinacea purpurea plant details

    Echinacea purpurea is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer pink and purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Echinacea purpurea

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: asteraceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 18 IN - 40 IN - wide, 24 IN - 48 IN - tall
    Flowers: pink and purple blooms in summer
    Uses: border plant, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, native plant, self-sowing

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Echinacea purpurea

    USDA Zones: 3a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: deer, heat
    Soil needs: average and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Purple daisy-like flowers attract butterflies, song birds and hummingbirds.

    By: Maples N More Nursery

    Great spangled fritillaries, swallowtails and more will make great arcs around these showy native flowers, alighting again and again to feast on the abundant nectar in the large cone centers. Once found in abundance in Central and Eastern states into Southern New England. Grow this native purple cone flower for its immune boosting and infection fighting properties. The roots can be easily crafted into healing tinctures.

    By: Select Seeds

    Attract butterflies, songbirds, and hummingbirds to your garden with Purple Coneflower! Blooms profusely for up to two months in mid to late summer. Perfect for small gardens and large prairie meadows, Echinacea purpurea thrives in fertile soil in full sun to part shade. Hardy to Zones 4 - 8.

    By: Prairie Nursery

    Native wild flower with unique purple colored flowers and a golden center. Unrivaled summer bloomer performing in heat and drought. Flowers are 3-4 feet tall. One of our all time favorite perennials. Recommended by: Ohio Plant Selection Committee, & the United States National Arboretum.

    By: Fantastic Plants

    A superb butterfly nectar plant! Masses of large pinkish-purple daisy-like blooms are often born from late spring to fall. An excellent cut flower that can last for up to a week in a vase. These seedlings originated from a vigorous native Louisiana population of this beautiful perennial. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently maintains the Mast Arboretum plant collection. For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here.

    By: Almost Eden

    A super-hardy plant with narrow, dark green leaves lining stems that stretch to 3' above the ground. At the top of these stems are large, daisy-like with reflexed purple rays drooping from an orange central disk, which becomes more conical with age. Blooms throughout the summer. Butterflies nectar on most varieties and birds love the dry seeds.

    By: Greer Gardens Inc.

    Gardening facts about Echinacea purpurea plant

    How to Grow Echinacea purpurea

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • pink
      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies
      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Giant'

    aka Ruby Giant Purple Coneflower

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    3a-9b

    Size

    Height: 36"

    Width: 12"

    • sun - mostly sun
    • regular - drought tolerant
    Photo of Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Giant' flower by Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
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    Echinacea 'Tomato Soup' PP19427

    aka Tomato Soup Coneflower

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 24"-32"

    Width: 12"-18"

    • sun
    • even moisture - drought tolerant
    Photo of Echinacea 'Tomato Soup' PP19427 flower by Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
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    Echinacea purpurea 'Green Envy'

    aka Echinacea 'Green Envy', Rudbeckia purpurea 'Green Envy', Green Envy Coneflower

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-11

    Size

    Height: 30"-36"

    Width: 40"

    • sun
    • even moisture - drought tolerant
    Photo of Echinacea purpurea 'Green Envy' flower by Dancing Oaks Nursery
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    Echinacea 'Hot Papaya' PP21022

    aka Hot Papaya Coneflower

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 24"-36"

    Width: 24"-36"

    • sun
    • regular - drought tolerant
    Photo of Echinacea 'Hot Papaya' PP21022 flower by Karl Gercens III
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    Echinacea Big Sky™ Harvest Moon PP17652

    Scientific Name: Echinacea 'Matthew Saul'

    aka Echinacea 'Harvest Moon'™, Echinacea Harvest Moon™, Harvest Moon Coneflower

    Plant Type

    Perennial

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 24"-30"

    Width: 18"-24"

    • sun - mostly sun
    • regular - drought tolerant
    Photo of Echinacea Big Sky™ Harvest Moon PP17652 flower by Petal Talk
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