Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower, Quart pot

Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower, Quart pot, 2nd-year perennial

FS, Zone 3, blooms July-September, 2.5-4’ x 1.5-2’, deer and rabbit resistant

Prefers full sun and does well in most soils. It’s a prairie plant that can withstand a drought once the plant is established. We love them because they bloom for so long and the seeds are relished by Gold Finches. The Purple Coneflowers we sell, such as the three-year-old plants in these photos, are Michigan natives. For several months, this plant provides abundant nectar for pollinators and seeds for birds.

Attracts many different kinds of butterflies, native bees, honey bees, hummingbirds and Gold Finches.