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Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea - Perennial Flower For Your Garden © 2006Visit Our Online Store.For Perennials and Perennial Seed |
Echinacea purpurea Family - Compositae - Daisy Purple coneflower is a wildflower which has become ensconced in the perennial flower garden. It is also known as the Prairie Coneflower, grows twenty four to thirty six inches tall and grows in full sun to partial shade. Bloom commences in July and will continue sporadically until frost on established plants. Purple Coneflower is a tough plant, reflecting its prairie heritage, long lived in USDA Zones 4 - 8. It is good for flower arrangements. The genus name comes from the Greek term for hedgehog, echinos, because the base of the flower is rather prickly. The root is black and pungent. The Coneflower likes sandy, well drained soils, but does well here in our Indiana clay. It withstands the summer heat and handles adverse weather conditions well. Echinacea purpurea is native to the Midwestern portion of the United States. Propagation of the Purple Coneflower is by seed or division. It may reseed itself in the perennial garden. Established plants should be divided every two to three years. |
