Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) 3-pack of pots
Can’t be shipped.
Purple Coneflower is a classic garden perennial. The bright purple flowers provide nectar for butterflies and seed for songbirds. It can be short-lived, but it often spreads a lot by seed throughout gardens.
Also available in 12-packs of plugs here
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture: Medium
Height: 4 feet
Blooms: July, Aug, Sept
Color: Purple
Spacing: 18″
Spreads: A lot by seed
Zones: 3-8
Benefits: Butterflies, Pollinators, Birds, Hummingbirds
Design Tips
Purple Coneflower is a beautiful flower, an although it can be short-lived, it often spreads a lot by seed. It is fairly tall at 3ft and is best kept away from the very short 1-2ft native flowers. Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) will survive in gardens by spreading seed.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Companion Plants
Rattlesnake Master
Prairie Dropseed
Wild Bergamot
Joe Pye Weed
Yellow Coneflower
Compass Plant
