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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: 28 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Trade name information:
Series: Prairie Pillars™
Cultivar name: 'Hope'
Common names
  • Purple Coneflower
  • Coneflower
  • Eastern Purple Coneflower

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Uploaded by Windigo

Date: 2006-03-15
Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc. wwwterranovanurseries.c
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
My yard, zone 6
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
My yard, zone 6
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