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Pale Purple Coneflower
Pale purple coneflower, Echinacea pallida
 
Pale purple coneflower is an elegant addition to a sunny garden. It blooms early in the season, from June to July. The plant can grow to 1.50 m tall. 
 
Ecology:
Larval host plant for skippers. Butterflies, bees of all sizes, and hummingbirds love this plant for collecting nectar or pollen.
 
Growing conditions:
It requires good drainage; otherwise, the roots will rot in winter. Dry, sun to lightly shaded conditions, drought tolerant, once established. It can grow in nutrient-poor soil. The long taproots break up heavy clay and allow the plant to be drought tolerant once established.

Pale Purple Coneflower

C$6.50Price
Quantity

  • 90 cm -

    1.50 m

    		 great pollinator pink
    sun to part shade host plant deer resistant
    sand, loam, clay pollen specialist drought tolerant 
    medium to dry bird seed winter interest

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    Garden symphony:

    Rough blazing star, little bluestem, foxglove beardtongue, grey-headed coneflower, wild bergamot, butterfly weed, showy tick trefoil, hoary vervain, sky-blue and heart-leaf aster.

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