Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Echinacea purpurea

eastern purple coneflower
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

eastern purple coneflower

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Echinacea purpurea

Familia:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

3-5 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

pink,purple

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Winter dormant. Blooms spring-fall.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Works well in almost any garden with mixed wildflower species. North of Florida, this species is sometimes planted as single-species mass plantings.

Consideraciones:

The further south you go, the more short-lived this species gets.  Except in extreme north Florida, treat as an annual or at least don't assume that it will be a long-lasting perennial.

Disponibilidad:

Big Box Stores, Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

This species is easily grown from seed or by division of existing clumps.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Short very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds, Mammals

Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.

Small birds and small mammals consume the seed.

Hábitats nativos:

Upland glades, openings in upland mixed forests on calcareous soils.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Echinacea is believed by many people to stimulate the immune system

Comentarios generales:

Requires a reliable cold period to persist. In most of Florida it can be treated as an annual in gardens.



Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida.  While this is a common garden plant in the north, its range barely reaches Florida, and it is rare and exists only in a highly specific habitate in the wild.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Chafin, L. G. (2000). Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2025. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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