Purple Coneflower

Abundant flowers attract butterflies to a wide range of landscape settings. Beautiful in perennial, wildflower, cutting or mixed gardens and attractive planted with monarda, daisies, phlox, liatris or ornamental grasses. Will tolerate periods of drought.

Companion Plants

Gayfeather

Phlox

Shasta Daisy

Plant Details

Common name

Purple Coneflower
Botanical name

Echinacea purpurea
Variety

Bright Star
Zone

USDA Zone 3 (-40°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).
Light

Sun
Height

36" (91 cm)
Habit

Upright
Feed

Use all-purpose
Water

Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color

Purple
Bloom Time

Summer-fall
Maintenance

Remove spent blooms

This plant also belongs to the following BloomIQ.com collections:

Jennifer G.'s collection
Rebecca S.'s collection

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