Slender, gracefull flowering stems hold the flowerheads above the tidy clumps of strappy basal foliage. Long lavender pink petals droop from the brown cones, flowers in June. Different from the Pale Coneflower in that the Glade Coneflower has yellow pollen and the Pale has white pollen. Both are sun and drought tolerant.
Native Plant Database
Header Photo: Mervin Wallace
Glade Coneflower
Echinacea simulata
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Native Environment: Glade
Season of Interest: Mid (May - June), Late (July - frost)
Main Color: Lavender, Pink / Rose, Purple
Fall Color:
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Photo: Mervin Wallace

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Soil
Moisture
Dry, Moderate

Nature Attracting
Butterfly

Wildlife Benefit
Butterfly / Moth Nectar, Food/Birds, Food/Pollinators

Animal
Resistance
Deer Resistant
Size
Height:
24 to
36
inches
Spread:
12 to
20
inches
Size
Height: 24 to
36
inches
Spread: 12 to
20
inches
Size
Height: 24 to
36
inches
Spread: 12 to
20
inches
Typical Landscape Use
Cut flower
Establishment and Care Instructions
Full sun, tolerant of rocky and very dry situations. Garden soil is fine, just do not water too much!
Special Features
Special Usage
Dried Flower, Fresh Cut Flower
Basic Description
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