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Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea pallida
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Native Environment: Glade, Prairie, Savanna / Woodland
Season of Interest: Mid (May - June), Late (July - frost)
Main Color: Lavender, Pink / Rose, Purple
Fall Color:

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Sun Exposure 
Full Sun
Soil
Moisture
Dry, Moderate
Nature Attracting
Butterfly, Pollinators/Beneficial Insects
Wildlife Benefit
Food/Birds
Animal
Resistance
Deer Resistant
Size

Height:

24 to
36
inches

Spread:

12 to
16
inches
Size
Height: 24 to
36
inches
Spread: 12 to
16
inches
Size
Height: 24 to
36
inches
Spread: 12 to
16
inches
Typical Landscape Use
Plant in the border, native plant garden, naturalized area, prairie or wildflower meadow.
Establishment and Care Instructions
Grow in full sun in well-drained soil. Tolerates very dry soil.
Special Features
Special Usage
Dried Flower, Fresh Cut Flower
Basic Description

Tall bare stems are topped with flower heads with lavender-pink petals and orange-brown centers, June-July. Good fresh cut flower or dried flower. Songbirds eat the seed if old flower heads are not removed.

 

Echinacea pallida and other flowers in a garden.

Pale purple coneflowers among plants in a garden. Photo: Carol Davit

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