Purple Coneflower
- Botanical Name
- Echinacea purpurea
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 2 to 4 feet
- Width
- 2 feet
- Flowers
- Summer to fall: purple, rose, white, orange, yellow, red
- Light
- Full sun to light shade
- Soil
- Well-drained to dry (flop in rich soils or with excess fertilization)
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 24 inches apart
- Partially deadhead for aesthetics
- Problems
- Aster yellows, leaf spots, mosaic virus, Japanese beetles
- Varieties
- Magnus - Perennial Plant of the Year 1998, large flat rosy-purple petals
- White Swan - 2 to 3 feet, white petals, less seedlings
- Kim's Knee High - clear pink petals, shorter
- Sombrero® Baja Burgundy - deep violet-red flowers, sturdy branching, All-America Selections winner
- Cheyenne Spirit - flowers in the first year, produces a wide mix of flower colors - purple, pink, red, orange, yellow, cream and white, AAS winner
- PowWow Wild Berry - deep rose-purple flowers, 20-24", bushy habit with a large flower count, AAS winner
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