Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Eastern Purple Coneflower

Courtesy: Marcus, Joseph A., https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=13391

NPSOT, North Texas NLCP, Marie-Therese Herz, Herbarium Sheet

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Native Habitat: Grassland, Woodland

Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

Purple coneflower can become very aggressive. Thin as needed.

Comments

Needs well drained soil. Good butterfly plant and seeds for birds and mammals. Can be used as a single plant by deadheading or allowed to seed out to form a mass planting. Although a popular species in Texas gardens, it is native only in the very northeast corner of Texas. Echinacea angustifolia is native to Central Texas dry prairies and Echinacea sanguinea is native to moister areas in East Texas. If they can’t be found in nurseries, they can be grown from seed.

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1.5 to

2 ft

Spread

0.5 to

1 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low, Medium

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Pink, Purple

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Seeds

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Brauneria purpurea, Echinacea purpurea var. arkansana, Rudbeckia purpurea

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 186. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ECPU. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Echinacea+purpurea&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=2784&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=37281#null., 7) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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