Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Light: Full Sun/Part Shade

Height: 1′ – 3′

Spacing/Spread: 1′ – 2′

Evergreen: No, plant is deciduous.

Color: Purple/Pink flowers.

Interest: Spring to summer.

Landscape Companions:

Texas Native: Yes, plant is Texas native!

Extra:

Wildlife habitat: Provides food/shelter for bees, butterflies and birds.

Features: A hardy daisy like perennial. Full sun and part shade tolerant. Drought tolerant. Good habitat plant.

Austin Native Landscaping: “Echinacea is one of our personal favorites! The flower is quite magical and pronounced; Butterflies can’t get enough of it! A very useful plant that will thrive both in full sun and part shade, it looks especially good when planted in a mass. The sea of purple blooms will intoxicate your eyes. Hardy, pest and disease resistant and drought tolerant, there should be a place for Purple Coneflower in anyone’s Texas native flowerbed design.”

Plantaholic:

Family: Asteraceae (Pronounced – ass-ter-AY-see-ee)

Genus: Echinacea (Pronounced – ek-in-AY-shee-a)

Species: Purpurea (Pronounced –pur-PUR-ee-uh)

Propagation: Seeds, Root ball division.

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