Purple Coneflower
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Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea purpurea, often called the purple coneflower, is a lovely perennial herbaceous plant that hails from the central to southeastern United States. You can find it thriving in moist prairies, meadows, and open woods, spreading its beauty from Ohio to Michigan, Iowa, and all the way down to Louisiana and Georgia. Typically growing between 2 to 4 feet, it showcases stunning daisy-like purple flowers all summer long! These charming flowers emerge on sturdy stems adorned with coarse, dark green leaves that are broad and ovate. They're perfect for brightening up fresh-cut arrangements or adding a touch of elegance when dried.
Even during winter, the dead flower stems stand tall, offering a feast for goldfinches and other seed-loving birds that might visit the blackened cones left behind. This resilient plant has an impressive ability to flourish even in drought, heat, humidity, and less-than-ideal soil. It prefers full sun to part shade and is quite simple to grow in average, well-drained soil.
Although it often reblooms without needing any deadheading, taking a moment to remove spent flowers can really enhance its overall look. When the clumps start to get a bit crowded—usually every four years—you can divide the plant with ease. Plus, if you leave some of the seed heads intact, this delightful plant will happily self-seed, continuing its beautiful legacy in your garden.
Nectar Source Plant: Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Common Checkered Skipper ( Pyrgus communis), Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Height: 2’-5'
Spread: 1.5’-2'
Bloom: June-August
Light: Full Sun-Part Shade
Water: Low-Medium
Zone: 3-8
Origin: Texas, Central and Southeastern U.S.
Spring Shipping:
Orders are shipped within 10-15 business days. We will email you if there are expected delays.
When you order plants from our nursery, you can expect them to arrive in the best possible condition. Our team carefully packs each order using sturdy, biodegradable packaging materials.
Your plants' appearance may vary depending on the season and their current growth stage. We may cut back the leafy growth of some plants to prepare them for shipment and transplanting.
5 Gallon and Up: Any plant purchased to ship over 5 Gallons will be shipped bare root. This means we will remove the plant from its original pot, remove the soil surrounding the roots, and wrap the roots with a biodegradable plastic bag. This reduces weight and the likelihood of damage during shipping.
Once your plants arrive, it is essential to plant them as soon as possible. This will help them rebound and thrive. If you cannot plant immediately, water regularly and keep the roots off heat-conducting surfaces.
Newly transplanted plants often require more water until their roots are well established. Plan to water them 1-3 times weekly for the first few months.
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Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 16 reviews.
I bought 28 plants while I was at Native Gardeners. This was my first visit and I made the trip from Houston. I had a fairly good idea of what I wanted but the employees were able to help decide which of my choices would work for the various locations around my house. It took me almost 2 full weeks to get everything in the ground but I was so pleased with all of them. I bought small plants to be sure that the locations (soil, light & water) were correct for each of them; so at the moment they look like babies next to my established plants. I'm really looking forward to sending an update in the future so you can see how well they have settled in. Thank you for wonderful native plants to nourish our local pollinators. Sharon
Beautiful
I never would have believed that plants could be successfully shipped. But, these (& many others before) arrived healthy. They were wrapped and packed with exceeding care! Why on earth would I purchase anything from a big box store? The quality of these plants and the customer service is outstanding!
I have been looking for 3 of these plants. No one else has seemed to have 3 of these. Full, perfect health!
Very healthy. Very full.
Purple coneflower seedlings are great. Thank you
I purchased several plants at Native Gardeners and couldn't be happier. Very healthy stock at very reasonable prices.
My cone flower came in healthy condition and carefully packaged!
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Plants arrived very well wrapped. They were very healthy looking. They are thriving on their garden home. Thank you.
Nice...
Great service people and plenty of plants to choose from. Definitely will go back. Prices were good too!
So good so far. Still growing
The plants were packed with extreme care. Everything arrived in good shape. I haven’t planted all of them yet but will be doing so very soon.
My plants came perfectly packaged. They were healthy and have been planted in my native bed. I am sure they will thrive and I can’t wait to see them bloom.
Got the plants in the ground a few days ago and they are doing well. The soil was moist when I got them and the plants were perky. Very pleased!
