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Echinacea pallida

Pale Purple Coneflower

Narrow, dark green leaves and rigid stems support large, daisy-like, purple flowers with drooping petals and spiny, knob-like, coppery-orange cones.

  • »  Narrow, pale purple-pink petals droop from a spiny, dark cone
  • »  Flowers up to 10 cm
  • »  Lance-shaped, hairy, basal leafs
  • »  Very adaptable to drought and heat
  • »  Bloom Time: All summer

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2gal
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Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
• Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Native to Ontario
• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Dried Flower/Foliage
• Drought Tolerant
• Heat Tolerant
• Long Blooming
Flowering Time
• Lt. Spr-Sum
• Summer
• Lt. Sum-Fall
Habit
• Clumping
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Green (dark)
Landscape uses
• Naturalizing
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Echinacea pallida

Native to Ontario

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Echinacea pallida

Echinacea thrives in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to partial shade. They are  drought tolerant once established and adaptable to heat and poor soils. Taller cultivars may grow leggy and require staking if grown in dense shade. Regular deadheading is recommended to improve appearance, but not necessary to increase bloom time. Direct, sun exposure helps develop proper, flower pigmentation. Pay special attention to plant depth: crown must be at or slightly above soil level. Freely self-seeds if finished blooms are left on the plant.