Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea
Common Name: Purple cone flower Type of Plant: dicot: perennial Habit of Growth: Overall Shape upright, stiff, coarse-textured plant with large, showy purple flowers at branch tips Height to 4' Spread to 5' Growth Rate rapid Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade Soil prefers a well-drained loamy soil Hardiness hardy; all zones Morphology: Leaves lower leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate, coarsely toothed, long-petioled; leaves near flowers are narrower, nearly entire, sessile Flowers large purple to lavender head to 4" across - large rounded spring through late summer Fruit achenes in rounded clusters; for a large mass Propagation: seed, division Usage: a large perennials, best used with other large-scale plants; useful for color display towards the background of borders or large flower gardens Landscape Care: Watering average water; tolerates drought when established Fertilizing balanced in early spring Pruning head back, divide in fall Pests/Diseases Japanese beetles Special Conditions/Other Origin: Central North America Family: Asteraceae Notes: |
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