Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea (Herbaceous Perennial)

Purple Coneflower is an easy-to-grow favorite with lots of rosy purple flowers with non-drooping petals around a brown cone-shaped seed head.

	Easy-to-establish in wide variety of sites
	Naturalizes well
	Food for wildlife

Height 24-36 Inches

Spread 18-24 Inches

Growing & Maintenance Tips Grow in full sun in well-drained soil. Tolerates very dry soil. Plant in the border, native plant garden, naturalized area, prairie or wildflower meadow. Combine with Glade, Pale Purple and Yellow Coneflower for nice effect. Deadheading will prolong bloom time. Remove seed heads to reduce production of new plants.

Interesting Notes Genus name, 'Echinacea' comes from the Greek word "echinos" meaning hedgehog in reference to the spiny center cone.

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8

Great Companions

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa )

Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa )

Gray-head Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata )

Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida )

Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida )

Glade Coneflower (Echinacea simulata )

Characteristics & Attributes

Attracts Wildlife Upland Birds Songbirds	Attributes Cut Flower Native Drought Tolerant Border or Bed Naturalizing Mass Planting	Exposure Sun	Other Characteristics Erosion Control Prairie Restoration Easy-to-establish
Season of Interest (Flowering) Summer	Soil Moisture Preference Moist Dry Average