General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 59 inches
Plant Spread: 8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Endangered

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Common names
  • Smooth Purple Coneflower
  • Smooth Coneflower
  • Coneflower

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Location: Stephens Co., Georgia
Date: June 14, 2007
photo credit: US Fish & Wildlife Service via Flickr: https://www.
Location: Stephens Co., Georgia
Date: June 14, 2007
photo credit: US Fish & Wildlife Service via Flickr: https://www.

Date: 2014-05-31
Credit Suzanne Cadwell
Location: North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org https://www.

Date: 2013-09-16
Credit Suzanne Cadwell
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26

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