Echinacea purpurea

Common name(s): purple cone flower

Description: perennial; a 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). One of three species that is commonly used in traditional medicine and to produce herbal teas. Showy, long-blooming purple-pink flowers in summer. We suggest leaving spent flower stalks standing through the winter to provide food and habitat for wildlife and then pruning in early spring. 

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

Distribution: from Texas eastward and north to Eastern Canada