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Purple Coneflower

from $5.00

(Echinacea purpurea)
Attract butterflies, native bees and hummingbirds.

It simply wouldn’t be summer here, at The Wild Patch, without Purple Coneflower. With its tall stems and long-lasting, daisy-like blooms that dance in the sunlight, it’s the quintessential summer flower. It blooms profusely from mid to late summer and sometimes reblooms in the fall. We think Purple Coneflower brings so much movement to the garden by attracting butterflies and hummingbirds, which will fly in and out drinking its nectar. And it makes a great cut flower that looks terrific in fresh or dried flower arrangements. 

(Note: Now accepting orders for Fall — shipping begins Sept 1 . For local customers, plants available now-Sept 30 for local pick-up. Seeds ship year-round.)

Size:

(Echinacea purpurea)
Attract butterflies, native bees and hummingbirds.

It simply wouldn’t be summer here, at The Wild Patch, without Purple Coneflower. With its tall stems and long-lasting, daisy-like blooms that dance in the sunlight, it’s the quintessential summer flower. It blooms profusely from mid to late summer and sometimes reblooms in the fall. We think Purple Coneflower brings so much movement to the garden by attracting butterflies and hummingbirds, which will fly in and out drinking its nectar. And it makes a great cut flower that looks terrific in fresh or dried flower arrangements. 

(Note: Now accepting orders for Fall — shipping begins Sept 1 . For local customers, plants available now-Sept 30 for local pick-up. Seeds ship year-round.)

PLANT FACTS:

Seed per packet: 300

Lifecycle: Perennial

Germination code: A

Needs cold stratification: No

Bloom time: July, August, September

Bloom color: Purplish-pink

Light: Full sun - partial sun

Soil moisture:  Medium-wet to medium-dry

Soil texture: Fertile loam is optimal. Tolerates sand or clay.

Soil pH: Acidic, neutral

Height: 4’

Plant Spacing: 18-24”’

USDA zones: 4-8

Deer resistance: Medium

WILDLIFE BENEFITED

• Provides nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds
• Special value to native bees

PAIRS WELL WITH:

Purple Coneflower makes an excellent, long-blooming flower for massing in the border, meadow, native plant garden, naturalized area or wildflower garden. It is often interplanted with Black-eyed Susans, Bee Balm, Blazing Star, Phlox and Goldenrod.

GOOD TO KNOW…

  • Purple Coneflower is considered to be very easy to grow from seed. It germinates quickly and sets its roots in year one. It tends to flower more in year two. 

    Germination code: A
    Days to germination: 10-15 days at 65-70°F
    Days to maturity: 300 - 365 days

    Indoors: Transplant (recommended). Sow 8-10 weeks before the last frost in seedling trays. Fill with a seedling soil mixture and moisten the soil. Press two seeds in each cell. Cover with a thin layer (⅛-¼” deep) of soil. Seeds germinate poorly on the soil surface. Spray or mist. Keep the seeds moist and give them light and warmth between 65º and 75ºF. Transplant seedlings when they have one set, or more, of true leaves and the danger of frost has passed. 

    Direct sow: Sow directly outdoors in spring when soil is warm, 65°F (18°C). Sow in groups of 3-4 seeds, 1/8" deep. Keep seeds moist until they germinate. When one set of true leaves appear, thin to one plant. Note: Plant tends to set roots in year one and flowers in year two.

    Note: The Wild Patch is not responsible for buyer germination success. Liability of seller is limited to the cost of the item(s).

  • Many native plant seeds won’t sprout right away — they need certain conditions, like cold, warmth, or moisture, to break dormancy (their “sleeping” state). Germination codes are short labels (like A, B, C, etc.) that tell you what a seed needs to wake up and grow. For Purple Coneflower, a germination code "A" means that the seeds do not require a period of cold, moist stratification to break dormancy. 

  • It sounds harder than it is. There are two easy ways to cold stratify your seeds: 

    Method 1: Direct sow the seeds outdoors in late fall or early winter. The natural cycles of freezing and thawing will provide the necessary cold, moist stratification the seeds need and the seeds will germinate the following spring.

    Method 2: This method mimics a natural cold cycle. Just place the seeds in a plastic ziplock bag in between a damp coffee filter or with a small amount of moistened peat moss or sand. Store the bag in the refrigerator for 30+ days. Then remove and sow the seeds.