Echinacea pallida

Pale Purple Coneflower

In late spring to mid-summer, tall bare stems are topped with single, showy lavender pink flowers with drooping petals and cone-shaped brown seed heads. It makes a good cut or dried flower. If old flower heads are not removed the seeds are eaten by birds.

Showy lavender flowers
Good cut or dried flower
Songbirds love the seed

Item

Description

On Hand

12598 S3-1 RPM 0

Pale Purple Coneflower Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Produced using Forrest Keeling's patented RPM Root Production Method ® technology for exceptional growth and survivability.

Height:

24-36 Inches

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Spread:

12 Inches

Hardiness Zone:

4-8

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Characteristics & Attributes
Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Moisture Preference
Dry
Average
Attracts Wildlife
Upland Birds and Game
Butterflies
Songbirds
Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Summer
Habit
Perennial
Program
Grow Native!
MSD (Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District)
Attributes
Mass Planting
Wetlands and Streambank Stabilization
Midwest Native
Border or Bed
Naturalizing
Cut Flower
Rain Gardens and Bioswales
Drought Tolerant
Sun-loving