CONEFLOWER (ECHINACEA PURPUREA) `PURPLE` - In Store Pickup

Echinacea purpurea

Purple Coneflower

• Attracts butterflies in large numbers
• Hummingbirds thrive on the sweet nectar
• Finches crave its seed in the fall
• Long blooming and a colorful cut flower
• Drought tolerant once established
• Looks terrific planted with native grasses

Category: Perennial
Breeder: American Beauties Native Plants
Hardiness Zone: 4-9
Height: 2-3 ft
Spread: 18-24 in
Bloom Color: Purple Shades
Foliage Color: Green Shades
Echinacea purpurea is one of the great butterfly magnets of the native perennial garden. Coneflowers are easy to grow in average to dry, well-drained soils. Flowers with large orange-gold spiky centers and strong reflexed rose-pink petals appear in July and August. Very drought tolerant.

Attributes
•    Border or Bed
•    Container
•    Cut Flower/Foliage
•    Long Blooming
•    Native
•    Summer Bloomer
Foliage Color
•    Green
Maintenance and Care
•    Drought Tolerant
•    Heat Tolerant
•    Low Maintenance
•    Mass Planting
Attracts Wildlife
•    Attracts Butterflies
•    Attracts Songbirds
•    Supports Bees
Critter Resistance
•    Deer Resistant
Flower Color
•    Purple
Programs
•    American Beauties Native Plants®
Season of Interest (Flowering)
•    Summer Bloomer
•    Late Summer
Exposure
•    Full Sun
•    Partial Sun
Habit
•    Mounding
•    Upright
Soil Moisture
•    Dry Soil
•    Average Water
•    Moist, Well-Drained

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Echinacea purpurea

Grow in full sun in dry to moist, well-drained soils.