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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 48 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2009 Great Plant Picks award winner

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Common names
  • Coneflower
  • Eastern Purple Coneflower

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Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2015-05-25
#Pollination
Location: Fireplace garden - more shade than sun
Date: 2011-0708
Matches hydrangeas!

Date: 2014-08-13
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: East Facing Garden, NE TX
Date: 2012-04-05

Date: 2014-08-13
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2015-05-25
Photo by Lucichar
Location: Fireplace garden - more shade than sun
Date: 2006-0718
Attractive to bees.
Location: Fireplace garden - more shade than sun
Date: 2006-0709
Great as a clump.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: July 7, 2005
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2007-08-27
My yard, zone 6
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
My yard, zone 6
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
My yard, zone 6
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: July 7, 2006
Location: Lenore, ID
Date: 4-18-2015
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