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Purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Open flowers feed bees and butterflies, and the seed-filled cones keep feeding songbirds after bloom.

Flowers (Wake County, NC)
Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0

MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME

A spot to thrive.

Use an open, single-flowered form and well-drained soil; this species is not native throughout the Northeast.

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil moisture
Average moisture / Dry soil
Mature size
3–4 ft tall · 1–2 ft wide
Season of interest
Summer
Hardiness
USDA zones 3–8
Garden role
A sunny perennial border
Leucanthemum x superbum flower close upCarl Lewis · CC BY 2.0

ONE GOOD SWAP

Instead of shasta daisy.

Leucanthemum × superbum

Try purple coneflower for a sunny perennial border.

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Plant profile & growing information Native range: Kew Find a native nursery
Photo credits & licenses

Purple coneflower: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0
Shasta daisy: Carl Lewis · CC BY 2.0

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