Wild Berry Coneflower Echinacea purpurea 'PAS702917'

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Echinacea

  Species:

  purpurea

  Family:

  Asteraceae

  Life Cycle:

  Perennial

  Recommended Propagation Strategy:

  Division

  Root Cutting

  Seed

  Fire Risk Rating:

  medium flammability

  Wildlife Value:

  Its flowers are attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Songbirds, especially American goldfinches, eat the seeds. Slightly deer resistant.

  Play Value:

  Attractive Flowers

  Attracts Pollinators

  Easy to Grow

  Wildlife Food Source

  Dimensions:

  Height: 1 ft. 4 in. - 1 ft. 8 in.

  Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 2 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Herbaceous Perennial

  Perennial

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Clumping

  Dense

  Erect

  Growth Rate:

  Rapid

  Maintenance:

  Low

  Texture:

  Coarse

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Texture:

  Clay

  High Organic Matter

  Loam (Silt)

  Sand

  Shallow Rocky

  Soil pH:

  Neutral (6.0-8.0)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Moist

  Occasionally Dry

  Available Space To Plant:

  12 inches-3 feet

  NC Region:

  Coastal

  Mountains

  Piedmont

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Black

  Fruit Value To Gardener:

  Good Dried

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Summer

  Fruit Type:

  Achene

  Fruit Length:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Width:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Description:

  Seeds produced in the center cone are small, dark, 4 sided achenes that are attractive to birds.

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Pink

  Purple/Lavender

  Flower Inflorescence:

  Head

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Good Cut

  Good Dried

  Long Bloom Season

  Showy

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Fall

  Summer

  Flower Shape:

  Radial

  Flower Petals:

  7 - 20 petals/rays

  Flower Size:

  3-6 inches

  Flower Description:

  Showy purple pink flowers appear from summer through mid-fall. Reblooms without deadheading throughout the season.

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Leaf Feel:

  Rough

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Alternate

  Leaf Shape:

  Cuneate

  Elliptical

  Lanceolate

  Ovate

  Leaf Margin:

  Dentate

  Entire

  Serrate

  Hairs Present:

  Yes

  Leaf Length:

  3-6 inches

  Leaf Width:

  1-3 inches

  Leaf Description:

  3-6 inch long alternate, simple, dark green, scabrous leaves. The lower leaves are winged petiolate (with stems) and are ovate to broadly lanceolate, tip narrowly acute, broad cuneate base, and margins denticulate to coarsely toothed. The upper cauline (stem) leaves are reduced in size, narrower with a short petiolate to sessile (no stem) and nearly entire margins.

• Stem:

  Stem Color:

  Green

  Purple/Lavender

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Surface:

  Hairy (pubescent)

  Stem Description:

  The light green stems have small purple streaks and scattered white hairs.

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Container

  Patio

  Small Space

  Landscape Theme:

  Butterfly Garden

  Children's Garden

  Cottage Garden

  Cutting Garden

  Drought Tolerant Garden

  Pollinator Garden

  Rock Garden

  Design Feature:

  Border

  Mass Planting

  Small groups

  Attracts:

  Bees

  Butterflies

  Pollinators

  Songbirds

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Deer

  Drought

  Dry Soil

  Heat

  Humidity

  Poor Soil

  Salt