Purple Coneflower-Echinacea purpurea

Bloom-Purple Cone Flower

This easy to grow plant is a must in prairie or native gardens. Purple dropping rays with brownish center discs flowers, bloom from midsummer to fall. Much loved by bees, butterflies and hummingbirds while blooming and songbirds when the seeds form in fall. The seed cones are a source of winter food for birds.

Growing about four feet tall in moist to medium soils and becoming drought tolerant when established.



Fall Interest

Other Benefits:

Deer Resistant


Other Uses:

Still used in modern times for medicinal purposes in pharmaceutical preparations.

Cut flower arrangements.
 


Note:

Please remember to not pick flowers, gather seeds or dig plants without permission from any land owner. It is not allowed on any state or federal properties, so everyone (people and animals) can benefit and enjoy these amazing plants.

Winter Interest

More Information: wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu