Scientific Name: Echinacea purpurea
Common Name: purple coneflower
Native Range: Eastern North America
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant type & Form: Herbaceous perennial
Height: 2.00 to 5.00 feet
Spread: 1.5.00 to 2.00 feet
Bloom Time: June – August
Bloom Description: Purplish pink
Flower: Showy daisy-like purple coneflowers (up to 5″ in diameter)
Fruit: Black/purple cones
Leaf: Coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate, dark green leaves
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Soil type & pH: Average, dry to medium, well-drained soil; can tolerate poor soils
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Naturalize
Tolerates: Deer, drought, clay soil, dry soil, shallow-rocky soil
Notes: These plants are great for massing at borders and should be divided every few years to prevent overcrowding
Identification notes: When in bloom, look for purple, daisy-like flowers with a very pronounced seed head at the center. The dead stems will stay standing upright through winter and the blackened seed cones will remain visible.
Information gathered from Missouri Botanical Garden
