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Flower
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Native prairie perennial that attracts butterflies and bees. Leave some seed heads in fall for songbirds.
Recommended uses
- Borders
- Pollinator gardens
- Cut flowers
- Plant type
- Perennial flower
- Annual / perennial
- Perennial
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Shade tolerance
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Low
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Bloom color
- Purple, Pink
- Mature height
- 2–3 ft
- Mature width
- 1–2 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- High