General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 18-24in. (45-60cm)
Plant Spread: 12-24 inches
Leaves: Other: Herbaceous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: If sowing indoors.
Suitable for wintersowing
Start indoors
Will not come true from seed
Other info: Additional cultivar information: (PP15973)
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Coneflower
  • Eastern Purple Coneflower

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Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-06-29
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