All Perennials
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2 - 5 | 15% | ||
6 - 10 | 20% | ||
11 - 25 | 25% | ||
26 - 50 | 45% | ||
51 - 100 | 65% | ||
101 - 250 | 75% | ||
251 - 10,000 | 85% |
Why Purple Coneflower Is the Perfect Addition to Your Garden
The Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a dazzling perennial plant celebrated for its vibrant, daisy-like flowers and medicinal properties.
Its striking cone-shaped center, surrounded by a burst of purple, pink, or lavender petals, is beautiful. These long-lasting flowers bloom in the summer and grace North American prairies, meadows, and gardens with their beauty. This plant is an exceptional addition to gardens, as they have both aesthetic appeal and ecological benefits.
Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) are hardy in USDA plant hardiness zones 3 to 9. In warmer zones, they have an extended growing season, allowing for more blooms. They can handle hot summers but may need occasional watering during droughts.
Full sun is ideal, but Purple Coneflowers can tolerate partial shade.
Purple Coneflowers are cherished for attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. Goldfinches and other songbirds will all seek out this plant's nourishing seeds.
How to Grow and Care for Purple Coneflower Plants
Purple Coneflowers are widely used in landscaping due to their bold, colorful blooms. They are popular in cottage gardens, wildflower meadows, and pollinator-friendly plantings. Due to their ability to propagate quickly, they are commonly used as a bordering plant.
A great cool-tone addition to any household garden, this robust plant will grow up to four feet tall and spread between one and a half and two feet wide. A healthy plant can showcase between 25 and 50 prominent flowerheads during its blooming season each year.
As they are native to North America, Purple Coneflowers help restore native plant habitats and support local ecosystems.
Benefits of Purple Coneflower for Pollinators and Garden Beauty
Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators find the flowers particularly attractive.
The seed heads provide food for birds, especially goldfinches.
Low-Maintenance
Purple Coneflowers are low-maintenance and resilient plants, making them a favorite for both experienced and novice gardeners.
Water regularly until the plants are well established (typically the first growing season). Afterward, they are drought-tolerant but benefit from occasional watering during prolonged dry spells.
Deadheading throughout the summer encourages continuous flowering. In late fall or early winter, you can cut the plant back to ground level or leave the seed heads for winter interest and wildlife.
Seeds, division, or cuttings can propagate them.
The roots and leaves of Echinacea have traditionally been used in herbal medicine. The most well-known medicinal use of Echinacea is its role in boosting immunity, and reducing the duration and effect of colds, flu, and other infections.
Some studies suggest that Echinacea has anti-inflammatory properties and may help treat conditions such as skin irritations.
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