Illustration of Echinacea purpurea by Abraham Jacobus Wendel (1868). [Public Domain]
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Genus: Echinacea
Common Names: coneflowers
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Distribution: Central Canada and the Eastern U.S.
Our Selection
Echinacea angustifolia
Common name(s): narrow purple cone flower
Description: a perennial wildflower native to the Central and Eastern U.S. and Canada. Showy, long-blooming purple-pink flowers in summer that can be deadheaded to promote further blooms or left standing to provide a source of seed for birds and wildlife over the winter. One of three species that is commonly used in traditional medicine and to produce herbal teas.
Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.
Position: full sun and well-draining soil
Uses: medicine, culinary- herbal teas, cut flowers, ornamental, to attract pollinators
Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below
Drought: adapted to 3+ months of summer drought
Distribution: C. and E. US, C. and E. Canada
Echinacea pallida
Common name(s): pale cone flower, pink coneflower
Description: a perennial wildflower native to the South Central and Eastern U.S. and Canada. Showy, long-blooming pale pink flowers in summer that can be deadheaded to promote further blooms or left standing to provide a source of seed for birds and wildlife over the winter. One of three species that is commonly used in traditional medicine and to produce herbal teas.
Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.
Position: full sun and well-draining soil
Uses: medicine, culinary- herbal teas, cut flowers, ornamental, to attract pollinators
Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below
Drought: adapted to 3+ months of summer drought
Distribution: from Texas eastward and north to Eastern Canada
Echinacea purpurea
Common name(s): purple cone flower
Description: a perennial wildflower native to the eastern U.S. and the only species of echinacea that can be reliably cloned from cuttings (though we grow ours from seed). Showy, long-blooming purple-pink flowers in summer that can be deadheaded to promote further blooms or left standing to provide a source of seed for birds and wildlife over the winter. One of three species that is commonly used in traditional medicine and to produce herbal teas.
Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.
Position: full sun and well-draining soil
Uses: medicine, culinary- herbal teas, cut flowers, ornamental, to attract pollinators
Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below
Drought: adapted to 3+ months of summer drought
Distribution: from Texas eastward and north to Eastern Canada
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