| Purple Coneflower | |
| Eastern Purple Coneflower | |
| Coneflower | |
| Hedgehog Coneflower |
| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Nocturnal |
| Flower Color: | Mauve Bi-Color Multi-Color |
| Flower Time: | Spring: s.asewgult eomea ffrh ero egte d orhorneunihdDlniessouwgsenthoar Winter Year Round |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Vegetable Salad greens Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Squirrels Tolerates dry shade Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light: e ew4sk Days to germinate Start indoors Other info |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Prefers to be under-potted |
| Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |
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