• 8 years ago
• Posted in:meadow, Purple
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• Author: anna thomas

Echinacea purpurea

Purple Coneflower

5′ tall x 2′ wide

daisy like purplish pink blooms

tolerant of drought, heat, humidity and poor soil

native to moist prairies, meadows and open woods of the central to southeastern United States

Excellent, long-blooming flower for massing in the border, meadow, native plant garden, naturalized area, wildflower garden or part shade area of woodland garden. Often massed with black-eyed Susans (rudbeckias)