Echinacea purpurea
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)