Echinacea purpurea

Eastern Purple Coneflower

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:	Flower
Life Span:	Short-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Pink,purple
Fruit Color:	NA
Phenology:	Winter dormant
Noted for:	Showy flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Works well in almost any garden with mixed wildflower species. North of Florida, this species is sometimes planted as single-species mass plantings.
Considerations:	The range of this species barely enters Florida, and in the one county where it occurs naturally, it is rare.
Propagation:	This species is easily grown from seed or by division of existing clumps.
Availability:	Big box stores, Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Quality nurseries, Seed
Light:	Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or other substrate:	Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH:	Adaptable

Ecology

Wildlife:	Small birds and small mammals consume the seed.
Insects:	Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.
Native Habitats:	Upland glades, openings in upland mixed forests on calcareous soils.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

Ethnobotany:	Echinacea is believed by many people to stimulate the immune system
General Comments:	Requires a reliable cold period to persist. In most of Florida it can be treated as an annual in gardens.