🌸 Flower
ANX-FLOWER-0000027
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), a coarse, hairy herbaceous perennial of the Asteraceae family, bears large daisy-like purplish-pink flowers with a raised, coppery-orange central cone atop stiff stems.
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- Asteraceae
- Plant type
- Herbaceous perennial
- Bloom color
- Purplish pink
- Bloom season
- Summer (June to August)
- Mature height
- 60-150 cm cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun to part shade (best in full sun)
- Fragrance
- Mild, slightly sweet fragrance
- Native region
- Eastern and central North America (Ohio to Michigan to Iowa, south to Louisiana and Georgia)
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Dry to medium moisture; highly drought-tolerant once established.
- Climate requirements
- Adaptable to heat, humidity, and a wide range of temperate climates.
- Soil types
- Average, dry to medium, well-drained soil; tolerates clay and dry, rocky soils.
- Propagation method
- Division, seed, self-seeding
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- Attracts bees and butterflies; overwintered seed heads are a food source for goldfinches.
- Toxicity
- Not on the ASPCA list of plants toxic to cats, dogs, or horses; generally considered non-toxic.
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Cut flowers (fresh and dried), herbal/medicinal root extract, borders, native and wildflower gardens
- Economic importance
- One of the most commercially important medicinal herbs - its root and extracts are a mainstay of the global immune-support dietary supplement industry, with U.S. sales over $100 million annually.
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