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Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower
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Sizes available: HPP quart
Basics: zone 3-9, 2-4' x 2', full sun, blooms begin in early summer. The flowers are daisy shaped with somewhat reflexed petals and a pronounced spiny cone. Very adaptable and prefers well-drained soils, Will grow in both lean soil and clay once established.
Common names: Purple Coneflower
Family: Asteraceae
Origin/Distribution: Although you might be surprised because it is so prevalent, this plant is not native to Maine. Complete distribution coming soon.
Habitat: Info coming soon.
More: If deadheaded this plant will bloom throughout the summer, but at some point, let the flowers senesce to form seeds for the birds! Attractive and low maintenance in the garden, beloved by pollinators, dark stems and seedheads look striking against the snow in winter. All parts of this plant have been used medicinally. Good cut flower both fresh and as a seed head.
Source: 2025 seedlings from Marpa Farm, grown on at Honey Petal Plants
Image credits: This image is courtesy of Cathy Dewitt via Creative Commons through the North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. It is a bit melodramatic. The straight species is usually a bit paler purple. This may be a cultivar.
