Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Common Names: Eastern Purple Coneflower, Echinacea
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.
History:
Currently Available:
- Latin Name: Echinacea purpurea
- Other Names: Echinacea
- Texas Native: yes
- Evergreen: No
- Ultra-low water: No
[…] We are starting to create individual Texas native plants profiles and today we will put the spotlight on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). […]
[…] water this one the more blooms it will bestow upon you. Other good choices are Blackfoot Daisy, and Purple Coneflower. Good pick for front Xeriscape landscapes […]
I enjoy studying native plants, especially wildflowers. Purple Coneflower, Gaillardia, and Rudbeckia are my top three. For what it’s worth, I have put together a little website with links and resources on several native Purple Coneflower species. I don’t know if it can be useful to you, but I thought I would share it.
Jule Hello,
Thanks for providing your excellent resource! Purple Coneflowers are probably one of my very favorite plants to use, along with Blackfoot Daisy and of-course Rudbeckia! I just love Echinacea’s unique blooms. Plus, it is an excellent herbal tea that we love to sip during our brief winters.
Are you based in Texas?
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Reed