Purple coneflower
SpeciesEchinacea purpurea
Also called eastern purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, echinacea, Brauneria purpurea, Rudbeckia purpurea, Steyerm., Helichroa purpurea
Grown in 1 grow on OmniGrow
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its sourceTypeperennial
“perennial” — Purple Coneflower Care Guide: Light, Water and Pollinators
LightBright indirect
“Bright indirect” — Purple Coneflower Care Guide: Light, Water and Pollinators
Hardiness zonesUSDA zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
“USDA zone 3” — Purple Coneflower Care Guide: Light, Water and Pollinators
Ready whendeadheading extends bloom, leaving seed heads standing through fall and winter feeds goldfinches and other birds
“leaving seed heads standing through fall and winter feeds goldfinches and other birds” — Purple Coneflower Care Guide: Light, Water and Pollinators
Toxicitynot toxic
“not toxic to pets or humans” — Purple Coneflower Care Guide: Light, Water and Pollinators
Pestspowdery mildew, aster yellows disease
“powdery mildew” — Purple Coneflower Care Guide: Light, Water and Pollinators
Who grows this
0mn1.one Nursery · Staten Island, New York96 1-gal pots · ready Sep 13
11 cultivars
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Purple coneflower
- Fact sheet: 1 source page, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian