Purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea
Full to part sun
Medium to dry soil
4 feet tall
Blooms July to September
Bloom color purple

Pot Size: 3.5" W x 3.5" L x 5" D

$5.00

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Our Experience

We have a variety of cultivars of Echinacea in our habitat, specifically the Pow Wow series. We highly recommend including any kind of Echinacea in your habitat because it is a favorite of beeds, butterflies, and birds.

Credit

Photo credit: Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) by The Plantology Project is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Keystone Species by the Numbers

The numbers provided indicate how many species of Lepidoptera caterpillars use the plant as a host, or how many pollen specialist bees rely on the plant. Information obtained from Garden for Wildlife published by the National Wildlife Federation. Scroll down the page to load more entries.

Common Name Genus Lepidoptera Species Specialist Bee Species
Aster, Aromatic Symphyotrichum

100

33

Aster, Calico Symphyotrichum

100

33

Aster, New England Symphyotrichum

100

33

Aster, Short’s Symphyotrichum

100

33

Aster, Sky Blue Symphyotrichum

100

33

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