Purple Coneflower

The purple coneflower is an excellent addition to any miniature garden that blooms in the summer and fall. This showy flower has a fibrous root system ideal for growing in different soil conditions. Also referred to as Echinacea Purpurea, this plant is drought, deer, and rabbit resistant. 

Purple Coneflower's Features

This herbaceous perennial is regularly used as a bordering plant due to its ability to propagate quickly. It's easily identified by its unique, showy arrangement of flowers. Each one of this beautiful plant's stalks will play host to a giant purple to pink hue flower. All flowers will have a spiny orange center and drooping petals.

Purple Coneflower's Benefits

Native to the central and southeastern portion of the United States, the plant is a delight for all types of gardens. It is commonly utilized in wooded areas and meadow-like expanses. This easy grower isn't prone to any serious diseases or pest infestations. Its sweet summertime nectar will attract an abundance of beautiful wildlife. Bees, hummingbirds, goldfinches, and other songbirds will all seek out this plant's nourishing seeds. 

Purple Coneflower has a long-lasting bloom, providing a sweet color throughout most summer and fall months. A great cool-tone addition to any household garden, this robust plant will grow up to four feet tall and have a spread of between one and a half and two feet wide. A single healthy plant can showcase between 25 and 50 prominent flowerheads during its blooming season each year. 

Purple Coneflower's Beauty

Apart from its overly showy flowers, the Purple Coneflower has lance-shaped leaves with an altering arrangement. With a deep green hue, these leaves will feel sandpapery to the touch. Also sporting a green color, this plant's stems are round and hollow. They don't possess any woody substance like some other herbaceous plants do.