Echinacea purpurea
Purple Coneflower
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 2-4ft tall
Purple ray flowers surrounding a brownish-orange spiky disc; blooms for long periods in summer and sometimes into early fall
Purple Coneflower’s native range is primarily in the Midwestern states, but has become a staple in native gardens due to its benefits to wildlife
Important food source for pollinators such as bumble bees, cuckoo bees, leaf-cutter bees, skippers, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds
Seeds are beloved by goldfinches & other songbirds
Spreads slowly via woody rhizomes and self-seeding; easily cut into divisions when dormant in spring or fall; drought tolerant; deer resistant
Purple Coneflower
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 2-4ft tall
Purple ray flowers surrounding a brownish-orange spiky disc; blooms for long periods in summer and sometimes into early fall
Purple Coneflower’s native range is primarily in the Midwestern states, but has become a staple in native gardens due to its benefits to wildlife
Important food source for pollinators such as bumble bees, cuckoo bees, leaf-cutter bees, skippers, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds
Seeds are beloved by goldfinches & other songbirds
Spreads slowly via woody rhizomes and self-seeding; easily cut into divisions when dormant in spring or fall; drought tolerant; deer resistant
Purple Coneflower
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial; 2-4ft tall
Purple ray flowers surrounding a brownish-orange spiky disc; blooms for long periods in summer and sometimes into early fall
Purple Coneflower’s native range is primarily in the Midwestern states, but has become a staple in native gardens due to its benefits to wildlife
Important food source for pollinators such as bumble bees, cuckoo bees, leaf-cutter bees, skippers, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds
Seeds are beloved by goldfinches & other songbirds
Spreads slowly via woody rhizomes and self-seeding; easily cut into divisions when dormant in spring or fall; drought tolerant; deer resistant
Details
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Pink, Purple, Orange, Brown
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Summer to Early Fall
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2-4ft
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Dry, Medium, Wet
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Full, Partial
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Various Skippers
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Not Classified
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Cold stratification not required