Echinacea purpurea echinacea
Echinacea purpurea 'Echinacea purpurea'
USDA zones3 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Echinacea purpurea' echinacea ('Echinacea purpurea') is an herb for borders, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall and bears purple flowers from spring into summer. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Sahara rudbeckia, White phlox, and Lemon balm.