This would make a great pollinator garden, easy care and beautiful. Very pretty massed with Black Eyed Susans or Coreopsis, Gayfeather, and Russian Sage, with some Little Bluestem in the background. They feature purple, drooping rays surrounding a spiny, dark brown central. Long-lasting, the showy blossoms are borne atop strong erect stems clad with coarse, lance-shaped, dark green leaves. Researchers at Mt Cuba noted that it was one of the best at attracting pollinators – butterflies love it too! You can cut a few stems, it does make a great cut flower, but leave a few flowers to develop the seeds for the birds, which are absolutely adorable as they perch on the flowerhead to munch away. A popular perennial, Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) is an outstanding herbaceous perennial boasting a profusion of large, daisy-like, purple coneflowers, 5 in. They have published their results and the plants are available at select nurseries and garden centers – ask if your local garden center carries the Mt Cuba Top Performers, or the Mt Cuba Collection! These are plants proven to do well here! “Pica Bella” grows to about 2’, and is compact and covered with rosy purple flowers. Cuba up in Hockessin, has an excellent research and development program on plants best suited to the Mid Atlantic states. Of the cultivated varieties, one of our favorites is “Pica Bella”. Massachusetts Vermont Leaf type: leaves are simple (i.e. The leaves are narrower, and the ray flowers droop down very gracefully. Characteristics Habitat: terrestrial New England state. Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) and swallowtail butterfly. It blooms a couple weeks earlier than Purple Coneflower, and has a taproot, making it a little harder to move. If a plant is estimated to grow to 18 inches wide, leave 18 inches between plants. The ray flowers (what look like the petals, see our article last year) are a pale purple, more of a pastel combining very nicely with for example, “Moonbeam” Coreopsis. We all know the Purple Coneflower, but do you know the Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida? It get 2 to 3’ tall, needs sun to do well, and is tolerant of poor soils. There are a lot of different cultivars (cultivated varieties) available, as well as different species of coneflower. They do need good drainage, so make sure your area doesn’t stay wet all the time – moist is ok, wet is too much. ![]() Plants form a medium to tall clump of coarse dark-green leaves, by midsummer bearing large daisy flowers with mauve-purple to rose-pink petals surrounding an orange-brown central cone. Probably the most popular of our native wildflowers. Some varieties have large leavers, and can be subject to some leaf spot diseases, but those mostly cause aesthetic problems, they will rarely kill the plant. Purple Coneflower: USDA Zone: 3-9: Plant number: 1.196.800. Purple coneflower petals and leaves are also edible by themselves as food. Once established, they are somewhat drought tolerant, Their stems are stiff, so they hold up well in a garden. Petals and leaves can be taken from the plant during the summer, and will regenerate. ![]() Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple ConeflowerĬoneflowers need full sun (6+ hours a day) to flower well, and average to moist soil.
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