Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) blooms from summer to fall, with purple cone-shaped flowers. These flowers have both male and female parts and are pollinated by butterflies and bees. The plant has oval to lanceolate leaves, 5-30 cm long, with toothed edges. It is found in parts of eastern North America, including the eastern, southeastern, and midwestern United States, as well as Ontario, Canada. It mainly grows in the Ozarks and the Mississippi/Ohio Valley in habitats like dry woods, prairies, and barrens.
Sun Requirements: full to partial sun
Soil Preferences: dry to medium; sand, clay, loam, or combination
Height: 2’-4’
Bloom: July-Sept
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) blooms from summer to fall, with purple cone-shaped flowers. These flowers have both male and female parts and are pollinated by butterflies and bees. The plant has oval to lanceolate leaves, 5-30 cm long, with toothed edges. It is found in parts of eastern North America, including the eastern, southeastern, and midwestern United States, as well as Ontario, Canada. It mainly grows in the Ozarks and the Mississippi/Ohio Valley in habitats like dry woods, prairies, and barrens.
Sun Requirements: full to partial sun
Soil Preferences: dry to medium; sand, clay, loam, or combination
Height: 2’-4’
Bloom: July-Sept
