Echinacea pallida

Sizes available: HPP #1, 2 plants per pot

Basics: zones 3-10, 18-30" x 12-18", full sun to light shade, pale purple and very reflexed petals bloom (think fairy petticoat or badminton shuttlecock) in mid-late summer, doesn't mind lean soil and is drought tolerant once established

Common names: Pale Purple Coneflower

Family: Asteraceae

Origin/Distribution: south-central United States

Habitat: dry, open woods on rocky soils, savanna, prairie

More: E. pallida has a long taproot, therefore, once established it can hold its own with strong-growing associates, good cut flower

Nursery: Honey Petal Plants (landscape plugs from New Moon)

Image credit: Honey Petal Plants