Eastern Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

14 inches

Flower Color

Purple

Bloom Time

Early Summer

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Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium

Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 6.5 – 7.2

Frost-Free Days 90 days

Precipitation 14 – 40 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Host Homoeosoma electella

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.