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Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Other common name(s):

Eastern Purple Coneflower

Family:

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Tertiary Uplands

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1.5
to
2
ft.

Spread

0.5
to
1
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low, Medium

Native Habitat

Grassland, Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Pink, Purple

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Nectar

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

Maintenance

Needs well drained soil. Give plenty of space, Purple coneflower spreads easily. Thin as needed. Can be used as a single plant by deadheading or allowed to seed out to form a mass planting. Propagation: Seeds, Root division.

Comments

Blooms April-September. Daisy-like flowers. Good butterfly plant and seeds for birds and mammals. Rare in the wild in Texas, but popular in nurseries. 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.
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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