Coneflower, Purple

Description

Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 

Perennial native species

Height:  3 to 4 feet

Width:  1  to 2 feet

Flower color:  purple or pink

Bloom time:  summer/fall

Light needed:  sun, part sun

Soil needed:  variable but needs good drainage

Notes: Good pollinator plant.  Attracts butterflies, bees, other pollinators and  songbirds for seeds.  This straight species did excellent in the Mt cuba center pollinator trials (https://mtcubacenter.org/trials/echinacea-mid-atlantic-region/)

Resistant to deer

For more details, visit: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/echinacea-purpurea/

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Zoning regulations prevent us from having customers coming to our backyard nursery.  We do not ship plants.