Echinacea Flower Time. They are fast growers and self-sow their seeds profusely. Grows in zones 3-8 and can get up to 5-feet tall.
Part of the Prairie Pillars collection with long sturdy stems perfect for cut flowers its bright yellow rays mellow as they age. Specific epithet means pale in probable reference to the pale pinkish-purple petals. Information on Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower from the RHS.
They are fast growers and self-sow their seeds profusely.
The flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. An adaptable plant that is tolerant of drought heat humidity and poor soil. This unique Echinacea produces showy rose-purple blooms that last throughout the summer even without deadheading. Nov 04 2019 When planted from seed Echinacea purpurea commonly called purple coneflower takes two years to bloom.